
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 5AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 1217 | 1453 | 1070 | 538 | 707 | 1280 | 1130 | 1069 | 802 | 932 | 682 | 745 | 730 | 730 | 709 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.57m | 8:48AM1.09m | 8:43PM1.57m | 9:23AM1.14m | 9:18PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.17m | 2:17PM0.35m | 3:25AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 9 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 802 | 989 | 695 | 538 | 459 | 875 | 1130 | 1069 | 802 | 696 | 682 | 745 | 730 | 5 | 709 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 13 | ENE 7 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 |
3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
74 | 108 | 85 | 1217 | 1453 | 1070 | — | 707 | 1280 | — | — | — | 932 | — | — | — | 730 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 2 | 0 |
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