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Little Makaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 HST
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Little Makaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today?

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
W
0.6
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)1313131312121413131313131314881416151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44585555696864545453548992985171104196252330577522499484
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
0.44
5:58PM
0.85
3:22AM
0.40
7:04PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.37
9:59AM
0.02
1:46AM
0.39
10:37AM
0.07
11:23AM
0.14
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:01--
Sunset6:46-------6:46-------6:46-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323232323232323232323232424242424232323232323
Feels °C (?)242323232324242324242526252726262526252525242323
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