Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

26.1° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 3AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Evening (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	WSW 20	WSW 20	SW 19	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	17	37	37	59	233	240	233	227	109	150	150	148	147	142	129	125	124	122	157	155	153	151	143	107
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	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			10:24PM0.40m					1:41PM0.91m				11:54PM0.38m					2:25PM0.96m			1:03AM0.39m
Low Tide			8:38PM0.39m			5:35AM0.03m					9:09PM0.35m			6:30AM-0.01m					9:40PM0.32m			7:21AM-0.03m


	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—
	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25
Feels °C	22	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	W 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	29	31	31	59	96	94	86	81	109	150	150	148	147	142	129	125	124	122	157	155	153	151	143	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 15	SSW 12	W 13	W 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 16
kJ	17	17	15	31	31	33	35	36	35	30	30	30	30	30	29	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	WSW 20	WSW 20	S 12	S 12	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 19	SW 20	SW 20	SW 21
kJ	12	37	37	11	11	2	11	11	11	10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	15	15	15	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	251	197	225	244	233	240	233	227	251	211	211	211	259	289	329	358	314	337	314	322	358	349	289	266
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Beach 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	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour 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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	47	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	6

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