Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.7° 

Little Makaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Little Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
1
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.6
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
248
434
320
201
222
216
329
247
196
159
123
123
96
138
210
143
132
136
195
147
146
146
122
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:56AM0.88m
4:57PM1.33m
5:48AM0.93m
5:45PM1.40m
6:30AM1.00m
6:27PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.45m
10:09AM0.54m
11:58PM0.38m
11:07AM0.50m
00:37AM0.31m
11:55AM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
13
16
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
20
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
12
11
14
16
14
13
15
15
14
14
15
18
15
14
14
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