Little Makaha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Overall, it's a pretty quiet outlook for Little Makaha. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak surf and mostly cross-offshore winds. The first real glimmer of something decent is a long way off, so don't get your hopes up too quickly.

Starting from Wednesday the 9th, the surf is tiny, with swell around 3 ft to 3 ft, and the energy is weak (moderate at best, with values of 102 and 141). The winds are a moderate cross-off from the ENE, so the water is clean, but there's just no power. The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is bang on average for this time of year. This poor run of surf continues right through until the end of the week.

We get a slight bump on Friday the 11th, with the swell picking up to 4 ft from the NE, and the energy is moderate (295-296). The cross-off wind holds, so it's still clean, but the forecast calls it marginal. It's a bit more push, but nothing to write home about.

Then we hit a real flat spell. From Saturday the 12th all the way through to Monday the 22nd, the swell is consistently under 3 ft, and the energy is often weak. There's a lot of small, long-period SW swell in there, but it just doesn't have the size. The wind stays cross-off, so it's glassy, but you're scratching for anything rideable. The best of this long blank period is a little morning window on Tuesday the 15th, where the energy jumps to 270, but that's still a 2 ft SW swell. The forecaster says "expect good surf conditions," but 2 ft is 2 ft.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is a small window on Tuesday the 22nd. The swell finally has a bit more consistency, coming in at 3 ft from the NNW, with a moderate energy (220). The wind is still a cross-off from the ENE, so it'll be clean. It's only a 3 ft wave, but it's the best we've seen in a long time. This is a reef break, so the long period (11-12 seconds) will actually help it shape up a bit better than it would at a beach break.

The rest of the outlook into the 24th is more of the same: small, weak, and cross-off. There's a lot of days in a row here with no real recommendations. It's a classic case of patience being a virtue. The consistent ENE wind keeps the surface clean, but the lack of swell is the real story.

Rusty out.

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