Is Little beach good for beginners?

Little beach is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.8 m and 89% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Little beach?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 26°C, so most of the year you want boardshorts.

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Little beach 84.5

#512 of 5756 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Wailuku

Works almost every day, no off season, gentle enough to learn.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner

Photo: Romain Guy from San Francisco, USA · CC0 · source

Surf score84.5 /100

Surfable days90% of the year

Clean days34% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell34% period 11 s+

Typical size0.8 m 2.7 ft median

Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Little beach

The best time to surf Little beach is May, June, September. The season runs May to Jul. In June the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.9 m. The nearest airport is OGG (29 km) and the nearest town is Wailuku (29 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	96%	33%	0.9 m	25°C	vest
Feb	89%	25%	0.8 m	24°C	vest
Mar	88%	24%	0.8 m	24°C	vest
Apr	84%	33%	0.8 m	24°C	vest
May	94%	43%	0.8 m	25°C	boardies
Jun	97%	57%	0.9 m	26°C	boardies
Jul	97%	40%	0.8 m	26°C	boardies
Aug	90%	32%	0.8 m	27°C	boardies
Sep	95%	43%	0.8 m	27°C	boardies
Oct	81%	30%	0.8 m	26°C	boardies
Nov	78%	24%	0.7 m	26°C	boardies
Dec	89%	23%	0.8 m	25°C	boardies

Why 84.5

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and multiplied by its weight; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world scores 100. Wave quality and what the spot does on its best days carry more than half of it, which is what separates this from a ranking of where the water is warm.

Wave quality 34.7%

28.3

Best days 22.4%

5.8

Clean days 18.4%

15.5

Consistency 10.2%

10.2

Season spread 4.1%

4.1

Water comfort 6.1%

5.4

Access 4.1%

3.8

The detail

Faces 270° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 98% of days. Mean peak period 11.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. On its best tenth of days it reaches 1.2 m, with a peak period of 15 s. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 89%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 20.634, -156.452 (OpenStreetMap).

What it costs to be here

Living here

€2,000/ month

typically €1,760 – €2,240

Rent, one bedroom€1,050

Groceries€420

Eating out€240

Getting around€140

Phone + internet€150

Renting by the month, cooking most days, local transport.

One month here

€3,900/ month

typically €3,430 – €4,370

Somewhere to stay€2,300

Eating out€820

Car, transfers, fuel€530

Data + extras€250

Short stays, eating out, a car or transfers.

49% cheaper if you live here instead of visiting

Estimate: World Bank PPP price level for United States of America (2025, United States = 1.00) applied to a fixed surfer basket, then adjusted for how remote the spot is. Your own number moves with the season and how you live.

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