Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Issued: 1 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

27.3°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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (22 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tue 22					Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	108	147	145	130	126	123	91	85	82	82	80	78	88	64	88	88	87	80	74	77	71
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
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
High Tide		12:55PM0.76m				00:53AM0.48m				1:19PM0.77m				1:27AM0.55m				1:42PM0.76m
Low Tide				7:44PM0.25m				6:29AM0.19m				7:53PM0.22m				7:11AM0.18m					8:07PM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	25
Feels °C	24	24	25	24	24	25	26	25	24	24	25	25	23	24	23	23	23	24	22	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	108	147	145	130	126	123	91	85	82	82	80	78	77	55	55	55	36	54	48	48	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	54	51	50	49	29	30	33	33	33	73	67	64	88	64	88	88	87	80	74	77	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 14	WSW 19	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	N 11	S 12	WSW 18	S 12	SW 18
kJ	18	18	35	28	28	29	47	47	46	31	29	26	26	26	26	25	22	11	30	11	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	223	344	408	499	544	502	529	579	528	506	207	456	397	388	173	246	263	278	289	302	285
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	11	11	11	28	11	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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