Surf Forecasts:
Little Makaha surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, NE swell with 402 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little Makaha this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Little Makaha in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Makaha over the next 16 days.
Alright, grab your board, let's have a look at what's cooking over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak stretch for Little Makaha. The wind's locked in from the east-northeast pretty much every day, blowing that cross-off breeze that messes with the shape. The swell just isn't cooperating at all for this place. For the first week, right through to around July 13th, it’s mostly ankle-slappers. There's a tiny pulse of 1 ft on the 11th from the southwest with a long 18-second period, but it’s pretty weak and the winds are still messy. A little peak pops up on the 12th with a 5 ft to 6 ft northeasterly swell (combined energy of 434 to 553), but again, that cross-off wind is going to chop it up and it’s that shorter 8-second period – won't have any punch. Still rated as poor.
The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is about normal for this time of year.
Into the second week, from July 14th through the 20th, the wave energy drops right off again, down to a measly 0.7 ft to 2 ft. A lot of long-period south-west and west-northwest swell in there, but it's just not big enough to do anything on this reef. Then finally, on July 22nd, we get a little 4 ft pulse from the northeast, but again, it’s that short 8-second period and still cross-off. Not exactly the window you want to paddle out in.
There is a gap of several days with nothing rideable. I’d say there's no good surf here to get excited about at all in this 16-day window. When it's this flat and messy for so long, you just have to wait for a change in the pattern. Forecasts can always flip, but right now, for Little Makaha, the only thing getting a workout is the sand.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 59 | 86 | 109 | 216 | 276 | 402 | 155 | 143 | 104 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
High Tide | 9:30AM0.54m | 7:08PM0.58m | 10:59AM0.64m | 7:35PM0.51m | 12:03PM0.74m | 12:54PM0.83m | 10:24PM0.40m | 1:41PM0.91m | 11:54PM0.38m | 2:25PM0.96m | 1:03AM0.39m | 3:07PM0.98m | 2:01AM0.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.47m | 2:53AM0.15m | 5:00PM0.50m | 3:44AM0.11m | 4:39AM0.07m | 8:38PM0.39m | 5:35AM0.03m | 9:09PM0.35m | 6:30AM-0.01m | 9:40PM0.32m | 7:21AM-0.03m | 10:13PM0.29m | |||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 120 | 115 | 74 | 63 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 59 | 86 | 109 | 148 | 129 | 124 | 155 | 143 | 104 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 48 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | SSE 4 | W 18 | W 16 | SW 21 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 21 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 359 | 349 | 272 | 243 | 297 | 287 | 229 | 294 | 278 | 407 | 418 | 294 | 321 | 303 | 216 | 276 | 402 | 388 | 314 | 297 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
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