Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 9AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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 Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
69
78
79
109
79
72
95
95
135
138
100
98
93
89
124
124
124
90
90
89
88
87
86
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM0.64m
12:06PM0.68m
12:46PM0.73m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.20m
2:20AM0.21m
4:03AM0.21m
9:02PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:51
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
30
28
29
30
30
27
26
28
28
26
26
25
24
25
25
24
24
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