Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
48
48
61
54
57
41
30
34
48
67
65
65
156
149
188
237
449
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:38AM0.97m
4:06PM1.50m
4:58AM0.99m
5:10PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.36m
9:15AM0.39m
11:05PM0.26m
10:25AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
10
12
15
14
14
14
12
11
10
13
18
15
12
15
Feels °C
12
11
8
7
7
9
12
10
10
11
10
9
8
10
14
12
8
9
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