Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 9AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
135
138
100
98
93
89
124
124
124
90
90
89
88
87
86
86
85
84
80
79
53
51
64
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
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
High Tide
12:06PM0.68m
12:46PM0.73m
11:07PM0.34m
1:17PM0.77m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.21m
4:03AM0.21m
9:02PM0.33m
5:16AM0.17m
8:40PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:51
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
31
30
30
26
27
27
26
25
26
25
24
25
24
23
24
24
24
23
24
25
23
24
24
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