Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
20.5°C
2.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
452
443
377
389
300
450
480
513
456
396
388
357
255
281
275
240
240
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:21AM0.96m
12:19PM1.35m
1:16AM0.90m
1:12PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.32m
5:41AM0.51m
7:21PM0.39m
6:27AM0.57m
8:23PM0.43m
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Temp °C
17
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Feels °C
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