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Little Makaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
24.3° 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 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)111112121212131313131312121212121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202273527517589677852983953506490619609599494478446438358351291279223210
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.80
2:18PM
0.61
2:31AM
0.77
2:56PM
0.68
2:54AM
0.73
3:36PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.18
8:08PM
0.16
8:52AM
0.14
8:50PM
0.19
9:13AM
0.10
9:35PM
0.24
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:33-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset----6:36-------6:37-------6:37---
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1142--------112---22-1
Temp. °C242322222121222222222323232323232324242424242424
Feels °C (?)252421222121232323222424242425252526262525262726
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