Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 1PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Little Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 302 | 763 | 551 | 266 | 247 | 343 | 332 | 192 | 182 | 369 | 458 | 424 | 353 | 297 | 215 | 160 | 131 | 127 | 189 | 261 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:17AM0.99m | 5:08PM1.34m | 5:57AM1.08m | 5:50PM1.40m | 6:32AM1.18m | 6:30PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.52m | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:32AM0.44m | 00:26AM0.23m | 12:16PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 233 | 763 | 551 | 266 | 214 | 75 | 149 | 123 | 125 | 110 | 155 | 129 | 129 | 116 | 108 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 29 | 52 | 145 | 62 | 177 | 332 | 192 | 122 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | S 19 | S 19 | — | E 11 | — | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 247 | 343 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 621 | 302 | — | — | 78 | 74 | 69 | 165 | 144 | 182 | 369 | 458 | 424 | 353 | 297 | 215 | 160 | 131 | 127 | 189 | 261 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 35 | 54 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 124 | 72 | 124 | 120 | 35 | 23 | 56 | 394 | 394 | 374 | 23 |
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