Maui West Side · Maui · Hawaii
Little Makaha Surf Report & Forecast, Maui West Side, Hawaii
Little Makaha, Maui West Side, Hawaii: 2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee to waist high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 12 seconds from the north, with a 20 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.1 ft at 10:11 am.
2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 12 s · Nplus 0.5 ft · 11 s · SW
- Wind
- 20 mph (E), gusts 32cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.1 ft risinglow 1.1 ft at 10:11 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:33 amset 5:47 pm
Little Makaha surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Little Makaha: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
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 Makaha: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 1.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 1.1 ft |
| 10 amnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 0.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 0.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 2.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 1.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
Little Makaha waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Little Makaha arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 1
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- Lulls
- about 63 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
- 10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Little Makaha surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Little Makaha: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Little Makaha are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 12 s · N | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 13 s · N | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 12 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–4 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 12 s · N | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 37 | 24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 37 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 4 s · N | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 38 | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 36 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 4 s · N | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.2 ft · 3 s · N | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 4 s · N | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 2 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.3 ft · 3 s · N | 13 mph offshore (E), gusts 23 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph offshore (E) | 26 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 4 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 10 | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Little Makaha are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Little Makaha tide chart and tide times
Tides at Little Makaha today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.8 ft at 3:18 am, low 1.1 ft at 10:11 am, high 1.4 ft at 1:57 pm and low 0.1 ft at 8:15 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.1 ft and rising.
Little Makaha tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.8 ft at 3:18 amLow 1.1 ft at 10:11 amHigh 1.4 ft at 1:57 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.7 ft at 3:51 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:55 amHigh 1.3 ft at 2:19 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:44 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.6 ft at 4:27 amLow 1.0 ft at 11:56 amHigh 1.1 ft at 2:36 pmLow 0.2 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.5 ft at 5:07 amLow 1.0 ft at 1:20 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 2:40 pmLow 0.2 ft at 9:35 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.4 ft at 5:52 amLow 0.4 ft at 10:01 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.4 ft at 6:41 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:27 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.3 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.8 ft at 10:59 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.2 ft at 8:27 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:17 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 11:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.0 ft at 12:35 amHigh 2.1 ft at 9:16 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Little Makaha water temperature
The water temperature at Little Makaha is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 20 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°F.
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 Makaha
- Ironwoods0.8 mi NE · 3–4 ft · Poor
- D.T. Fleming Beach Park1.2 mi NE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Mushrooms 22.1 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Honolua Bay2.2 mi NE · 2 ft · Poor
- S-Turns2.3 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Windmills3.2 mi NE · 4–5 ft · Poor
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About Little Makaha
Little Makaha is a reef break on the West Side of Maui, Hawaii, facing northwest.
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