Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

26.9°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 7AM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	18s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	17s
Evening (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Mon morning).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	N 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1168	1576	1609	1966	1835	1777	1713	1671	1629	1567	1589	1279	2082	1992	1748	1756	1106	850	837	734	690	587	518	493
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	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	cross-off
High Tide				8:53AM0.75m				9:48PM0.33m				9:57AM0.73m					11:24PM0.43m			10:48AM0.70m
Low Tide	11:56PM0.20m						5:25PM0.28m		1:50AM0.29m						5:37PM0.23m			3:57AM0.33m					5:55PM0.19m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	1	2	1	4	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	27	28	27	25	25	25	22	22	21	21	20	20	21	21	20	21	22	22	20	21	22	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	N 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12
kJ	1168	1576	1609	1966	1835	1777	1713	1671	1629	1567	1589	1279	2082	1992	1748	1756	1106	850	837	734	690	587	518	493
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	N 10	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 11	SSW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SSW 15
kJ	69	95	93	126	55	55	57	68	68	68	67	361	29	25	33	34	34	34	17	10	25	11	12	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 10	NW 10	E 11	NW 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	SSW 15	SSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	S 12	S 12	S 18	S 13	S 19	SW 14	S 11	S 11	S 11	NW 19
kJ	14	77	135	27	27	21	16	2	2	3	21	33	8	7	46	47	6	51	7	8	10	10	2	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	93	123	58	80	71	113	163	169	129	177	164	142	104	289	346	337	320	363	309	331	237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Makaha HAW - Maui	Little Makaha HAW - Maui	Little Makaha HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Old Kona Airport State Park HAW - Big Island	Hapuna HAW - Big Island	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	1	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	11	11	11	11	13	16	51	164	142	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1			4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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