Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
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)
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
19
0.7
S
19
1.6
E
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
2
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
6
2
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
332
200
227
280
458
437
415
363
306
216
170
185
311
427
385
287
306
253
145
162
316
466
429
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:57AM1.08m
5:50PM1.40m
6:32AM1.18m
6:30PM1.44m
7:06AM1.28m
7:08PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.30m
11:32AM0.44m
00:26AM0.23m
12:16PM0.36m
00:58AM0.17m
12:59PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
20
22
20
19
21
Feels °C
16
15
17
19
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
17
15
14
13
15
14
14
14
18
19
16
16
20
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