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Little Makaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
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 12AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)161616151414141413131312121716161514141413131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2136211920661466130710947995954953803742562482413146355506686595574373804371055
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.89
2:57PM
0.44
4:18AM
0.88
3:40PM
0.46
4:42AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.02
10:42AM
0.29
8:57PM
0.05
11:04AM
0.27
9:30PM
0.09
11:28AM
0.25
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:08-------
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222222242423232323232323232323232222222323
Feels °C (?)181921201920232322222324242423222324242322222323
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