Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.1° 

Little Makaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Little Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
1.5
ENE
8
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
SW
6
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
11
22
14
9
0
5
5
12
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
26
28
47
49
49
31
Wind (km/h)
45
E
40
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21AM0.61m
4:48PM0.65m
6:15AM0.61m
4:55PM0.58m
7:23AM0.60m
4:40PM0.53m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.32m
11:30PM0.17m
11:41AM0.40m
11:55PM0.17m
12:48PM0.48m
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:54
6:53
 mm
25
6
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
24
27
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
24
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