Little Makaha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, it’s a tough stretch. The forecast is pretty bleak for the whole 16-day window. We’re looking at a long gap with no worthwhile surf. The only break on the radar is Little Makaha, a beginner-friendly reef setup over on the leeward coast, but it’s just not firing. The first sign of anything rideable doesn’t show up until the morning of the 17th of August, and even then the swell is tiny at 2 ft from the SW with a weak period of 9 seconds. The combined wave energy is still low at 47. The water temp is a pleasant 80°F for this time of year, about bang on average when it’s happening.

The real issue is the wind. It’s stubbornly cross-off from the ENE almost every day, blowing at 15 to 19 mph, sometimes stronger. That’s not helping the tiny swell. We get a little bump in size on the 19th of August with 4 ft of NE windswell and a short period of 8 seconds, pushing the combined energy into moderate territory at 236. But the quality is still rated poor, and the wind is still a moderate breeze from the east. Not a clean wave for a beginner-friendly reef.

The rest of the window is a washout. Swell heights are mostly below 2 ft, periods are short, and the energy is weak. The wind never lets up. There’s a bit of a longer-period SW groundswell on the 20th of August with 16 seconds, but it’s only 1.0 ft – barely a ripple. The only real standout, if you can call it that, is the 19th of August. It’s the biggest bump in size, but with the wind and the short period, it’s not a paddler’s dream. For a reef break like Little Makaha, the setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now.

It’s a dry spell, but with this spot being pretty consistent, it won’t stay this way forever. Forecasts can change.

Rusty

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