The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Makena, Maui

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    72° SW @ 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    9:44am / 3:00am
  • BUOY 51213
    SSW5.6ft @ 6s
  • WATER TEMP
    77° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 15
FRI 16
SAT 17
SUN 18
8am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and clean at 8am on Wed 1/14
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND ESE 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY S (188) 0.5 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY W (279) 0.7 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 0.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Jan 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    13mph
    1.2ft
    6s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    N
    17mph
    1.4ft
    7s
    W
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    N
    17mph
    1.6ft
    8s
    W
  • Best Board for Thursday
  • Friday, Jan 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    16mph
    0.5ft
    17s
    WNW
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    11mph
    0.5ft
    17s
    WNW
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    12mph
    0.5ft
    16s
    WNW
  • Saturday, Jan 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    14mph
    0.4ft
    15s
    WNW
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    17mph
    0.4ft
    14s
    WNW
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    15mph
    0.3ft
    19s
    S
  • Sunday, Jan 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    15mph
    0.5ft
    18s
    S
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    12mph
    0.5ft
    18s
    S
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    13mph
    0.5ft
    16s
    S
  • Best Surf Trip
    Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
  • Monday, Jan 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    0.6ft
    16s
    S
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    0.7ft
    15s
    S
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    0.7ft
    15s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to East, and was updated Jan 14, 2026 @ 9:39pm.
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