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Little Makaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today?

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 5AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141313131312121616151514141414141417
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1622164414961475124010839427566065204303092557461420148015631624162418631787178714712652
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.79
1:18AM
0.87
11:32AM
0.36
1:59AM
0.92
12:47PM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.08
9:03AM
0.34
6:02PM
0.04
9:15AM
0.31
6:56PM
0.01
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:14-------6:15-------6:15-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C242423232424242423232323252424242423232424242322
Feels °C (?)272725252726272726262626272627272726252725242221
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