Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 11AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
190
241
235
227
222
216
208
208
161
206
157
206
159
124
1
3
57
77
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
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
High Tide
9:50AM0.63m
11:13AM0.66m
11:58AM0.70m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.24m
3:13AM0.25m
7:52PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:24
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
26
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
25
23
24
24
23
23
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