Little Makaha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me break it down for ya. Honestly, looking at the next 16 days for Little Makaha, it's a tough stretch. The water temp is sittin' around 79°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. But the surf? Man, it's mostly a write-off. There's a long gap of real junk at the start, with tiny, weak swell and fresh cross-off winds out of the ENE just messin' up any chance of a clean ride. The combined wave energy is weak, barely crackin' 49 (49) on the Friday morning, and it just gets worse from there. You're lookin' at days of nothin' worth paddlin' out for.

Come Tuesday, July 14th, we get a little bump – a 5ft to 5ft NE windswell shows up, but the period is a measly 7 seconds. That's short-period, chopy junk. The energy picks up a bit, hitin' 453 (453) to 502 (502), and the wind eases to a moderate breeze, but it's still cross-off. The forecast calls it marginal, and I'd agree – it's not clean, it's not powerful. That's about the best on offer, and it's still not great for a beginner spot like this. It's a reef break, consistent, and faces NW, but this NE windswell just doesn't line up right. Crowds are often out here, so expect company for that so-so session.

After that Tuesday blip, we slide right back into tiny waves and continued cross-off winds. The rest of the run into late July is a desert. By Wednesday the 22nd, there's a tiny spike in the afternoon with a 5ft NE swell, but again, poor quality. The last week is all ankle-biters under 1ft with no energy to speak of, and still that stubborn cross-off breeze.

Bottom line: don't get your hopes up. Little Makaha has a few marginal moments around July 14th, but it's a far cry from good. The rest of the period is a flat spell. Sometimes it just goes like that around here. Keep an eye on the forecasts, they can change, but right now, save your energy for another day.

Rusty.

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