Little Makaha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

First off, I gotta be straight with you – this is a rough stretch for Little Makaha. The opening days are pretty much a write-off, with just some weak, short-period windswell on Tuesday the 28th of July. The cross-off wind is making a mess of it, and that water is a warm 80°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

The one bright spot in this whole 16-day window, and I mean the *only* one worth getting excited about, is Wednesday morning the 29th of July. The swell is building to 5ft out of the NE, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a solid 376 (moderate wave energy), and here’s the kicker: the wind goes glassy. That’s right, dead flat, glassy conditions. That is a rare treat for a reef break that’s often seeing crowds. For a beginner-friendly spot, this is as good as it gets. The wind is calm, the waves are a manageable size, so you can actually get a clean, fun little wave. The swell direction is a bit off from the optimum NW, but the glassy morning will make up for it.

After that Wednesday morning, it’s a long, sad slide into the tank. The rest of this week and all of next week are just grim. We’re looking at a massive gap of days with no real surf. The swell drops to 1ft to 2ft for a solid week and a half, from Thursday the 30th of July right through to Saturday the 8th of August. The wind is a relentless cross-off breeze, and the combined energy is mostly in the double digits or barely cracking 100 (weak to very weak wave energy). It’s a flat spell.

Now, there is a flicker of life way out there on Sunday the 9th of August. The swell picks up again to 5ft - 5ft from the NE, with a period of 8-9 seconds. The combined energy is a respectable 389 to 583 (strong wave energy). But before you get your hopes up, the wind is back to a stiff cross-off, and the forecast notes it as “marginal” or straight-up “poor.” It’s a tease, really. That swell is there, but the conditions are going to be messy. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but I wouldn’t bank on it.

So, to sum it up: the only real standout is Wednesday morning the 29th of July. Get it while it’s glassy. The rest is a long, flat, and windy hole. That’s the truth of it.

Rusty.

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