Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 10AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
NNW
18
0.7
NNW
18
0.8
NNW
17
0.9
NNW
16
1
NNW
16
1
NNW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.2
NW
15
1.2
NW
15
1.2
NW
15
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
126
276
381
458
539
532
551
649
631
623
606
597
573
532
517
444
444
437
394
382
370
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM0.81m
2:50PM0.51m
4:26AM0.80m
3:03PM0.47m
5:06AM0.76m
3:04PM0.44m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.33m
9:07PM0.08m
11:00AM0.37m
9:29PM0.09m
11:57AM0.40m
9:52PM0.12m
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
23
24
25
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
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