Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Nov 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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 7	NNW 11	NNW 13	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	382	318	221	396	699	1631	1960	2291	2408	2537	2191	1957	1766	1507	1279	1072	947	947	763	742	690	669	649
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:29AM0.66m				00:53AM0.64m				12:03PM0.62m				1:28AM0.73m				12:34PM0.57m				2:00AM0.80m
Low Tide				6:15PM0.15m				6:35AM0.34m				6:35PM0.12m				7:31AM0.34m				6:56PM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31
	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	5:47
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	22	21	22	22	21	22	20	22	22	22	21	21	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 13	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13
kJ	242	225	221	396	699	1631	1960	2291	2408	2537	2191	1957	1766	1507	1279	1072	947	947	763	742	690	669	649
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 21	NNW 11	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	SW 16	NNW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	98	123	121	258	173	307	222	174	107	90	76	89	89	63	62	60	58	57	34	34	34	33	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SW 18	NNW 22	SW 18	NNW 13	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	ESE 6	NW 10	W 15	ESE 10	W 15	SE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	S 14
kJ	31	49	94	49	120	77	75	68	91	25	90	15	24	4	9	4	27	82	24	21	21	17	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	382	318	289	282	282	217	272	310	382	362	362	319	389	419	469	491	543	753	736	660	752	374	398
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lahaina Harbor Break Wall HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	15	11	11	11	11	13	11	38	14	14	11	11	11	13	37	13	11	11	13	14	14	136	161
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui	Ma'alaea	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Kihei Cove	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Little Beach	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Shark Pit	Shark Pit
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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