Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NW 11	NW 11	NE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 8	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	116	131	128	113	73	72	110	213	208	208	145	249	271	328	374	394	545	486	447	366	359
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		12:45PM0.65m				1:50AM0.74m				1:12PM0.61m					2:26AM0.82m			1:40PM0.57m
Low Tide				7:09PM0.11m				7:52AM0.29m				7:31PM0.06m					8:41AM0.29m			7:57PM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23
Feels °C	26	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	25	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	24	25	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	80	76	76	75	73	72	71	69	52	50	145	249	271	328	374	394	545	486	447	366	359
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	E 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 7	E 7	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	57	71	68	61	58	40	51	25	36	77	81	48	40	28	28	17	17	113	147	147	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	SW 16	E 12	E 12	SSW 13	E 12	NNW 14	NW 10	SSW 15	NW 10	NNW 6	E 7	SW 17	SW 17	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	30	30	51	26	64	25	25	34	24	70	49	89	47	12	17	77	77	17	17	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 8	NE 9	NE 7	NE 4	N 6	NNE 6	NE 8	NE 8	N 4	NE 3	N 11
kJ	116	131	128	113	133	133	110	213	208	208	131	118	54	7	35	52	24	23	21	2	143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mushrooms 2 HAW - Maui	Mushrooms 2 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	Little Makaha HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Little Makaha HAW - Maui	Little Makaha HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	11	11	11	11	4	4	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	0	11	11	11	28	11	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5

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