Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
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)
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
288
235
230
185
143
140
108
80
46
42
28
16
24
14
14
13
6
24
22
21
5
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
E
10
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55AM0.96m
6:53PM1.49m
7:35AM1.00m
7:31PM1.54m
8:12AM1.05m
8:08PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.31m
12:14PM0.44m
1:44AM0.25m
12:57PM0.40m
2:20AM0.20m
1:38PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
15
20
20
17
14
13
13
12
16
15
17
12
10
Feels °C
11
10
8
11
13
13
12
13
12
11
9
12
16
17
12
10
9
8
7
10
9
9
4
2
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