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Little Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Maui South Side, Hawaii

Little Beach, Maui South Side, Hawaii: 1–2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 10 seconds from the south, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the northeast, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.3 ft at 10:39 am.

Poor

1–2 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the south; wind from the northeast at 13 mph, offshore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 6:10 pm
Swell
1.3 ft · 10 s · S
Wind
13 mph (NE), gusts 20offshore
Tide
0.3 ft fallinglow 0.3 ft at 10:39 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:32 amset 5:47 pm

Little Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Little Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Little Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460231–2 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:32 am5:47 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Little Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Little Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 221.9 ft
7 am1 ftPoor13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 221.4 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 200.9 ft
9 am1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 170.5 ft
10 amnow1 ftPoor9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 140.3 ft
11 am1 ftPoor9 mph offshore (ENE)0.3 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (E), gusts 140.4 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (E), gusts 160.6 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 190.8 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (E), gusts 150.9 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor9 mph offshore (E), gusts 140.9 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE)0.7 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 140.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor8 mph offshore (NNE)2.1 ft
7 am1 ftPoor8 mph offshore (NE)1.6 ft
8 am1 ftPoor9 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 141.2 ft
9 am1 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (N)0.7 ft
10 am1 ftPoor5 mph offshore (NNE)0.4 ft
11 am1 ftPoor5 mph offshore (ENE)0.3 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (ESE)0.3 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 150.5 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 180.6 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 140.8 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (SSE)0.8 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (SSE)0.7 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor5 mph cross-shore (SSE)0.5 ft

Little Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Little Beach arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 139 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 20 s
Lulls
about 139 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
15% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Little Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Little Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.

Little Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 141–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–2Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–2Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Little Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Little Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor1.1 ft · 12 s · S13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2013 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 1912 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.5 ft · 8 s · SE9 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 1412 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 186 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.2 ft · 8 s · SE10 mph offshore (E), gusts 1714 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 247 am
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor1.6 ft · 8 s · ESE10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 1613 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 216 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftPoor1.6 ft · 8 s · ESE11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2313 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 241 pm
Sat, Nov 141 ftPoor4.3 ft · 8 s · ESE9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2014 mph offshore (E), gusts 255 pm
Sun, Nov 151 ftPoor1.7 ft · 8 s · ESE16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3114 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 242 pm
Mon, Nov 161 ftPoor1.7 ft · 8 s · ESE12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2313 mph offshore (E), gusts 232 pm
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftPoor—14 mph offshore (ENE)16 mph offshore (E)11 am
Wed, Nov 181–2 ftPoor—13 mph offshore (ENE)16 mph offshore (E)5 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Little Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Little Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Little Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 3:46 am, low 0.3 ft at 10:39 am, high 0.9 ft at 3:12 pm and low -0.3 ft at 8:59 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.3 ft and falling.

Tide height at Little Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.3 ft, fallingHigh 2.4 ft3:46 amLow 0.3 ft10:39 amHigh 0.9 ft3:12 pmLow -0.3 ft8:59 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:19 amLow 0.3 ft11:20 amHigh 0.8 ft3:44 pmLow -0.2 ft9:30 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:54 amLow 0.3 ft12:08 pmHigh 0.7 ft4:12 pmLow -0.2 ft9:54 pm
Tide height at Little Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Little Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.4 ft at 3:46 amLow 0.3 ft at 10:39 amHigh 0.9 ft at 3:12 pmLow -0.3 ft at 8:59 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.4 ft at 4:19 amLow 0.3 ft at 11:20 amHigh 0.8 ft at 3:44 pmLow -0.2 ft at 9:30 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.3 ft at 4:54 amLow 0.3 ft at 12:08 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 4:12 pmLow -0.2 ft at 9:54 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.2 ft at 5:31 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:03 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:47 pmLow -0.2 ft at 10:25 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 6:16 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:01 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 5:26 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:59 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.0 ft at 7:02 amLow 0.4 ft at 3:08 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 6:35 pmLow 0.2 ft at 11:37 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.9 ft at 7:53 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:12 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 8:24 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.4 ft at 12:37 amHigh 1.8 ft at 8:44 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:48 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 10:34 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.6 ft at 2:07 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:37 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Little Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Little Beach is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 13 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Little Beach

Spots near Little Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Little BeachBig BeachDumpsThe CoveMa'alaeaUkumehameOlowalu

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About Little Beach

Little Beach is a beach break on the South Side of Maui, Hawaii, facing west-southwest. Also called Puu Olai Beach.

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