Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

26.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 3AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1777	1713	1671	1629	1567	1314	1279	1670	1525	1415	1230	1048	850	745	734	690	587	518	426	419	322
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:48PM0.33m				9:57AM0.73m					11:24PM0.43m			10:48AM0.70m					00:14AM0.54m
Low Tide				1:50AM0.29m						5:37PM0.23m			3:57AM0.33m					5:55PM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30
	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	5:49
mm	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	24	23	22	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	21	21	20	21	20	22	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12
kJ	1777	1713	1671	1629	1567	1314	1279	1670	1525	1415	1230	1048	850	745	734	690	587	518	426	419	322
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NNW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 11	SSW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SSW 15	NNW 18	NNW 18
kJ	55	57	68	68	68	85	33	29	25	33	34	34	34	17	10	25	11	12	21	31	60
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SSW 14	S 12	SW 14	SW 14	S 12	S 12	S 18	S 13	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	NW 19	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	21	21	2	2	3	67	77	8	7	45	47	6	51	8	8	10	2	2	14	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 9	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	44	82	133	183	228	375	815	567	483	406	373	403	403	341	304	270	346	328	300	276	269
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Spencer Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	2	1	4	3	1	2	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	38	51	13	14	51	161	140	136	15	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	38	11	11	13	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui	Kihei Cove	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Shark Pit	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps				Shark Pit	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Dumps	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour
Rating (10 max)	2	1	4	3	1				2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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