Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Issued: 10 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

20.3°C

Little Makaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 15						Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	57	43	42	48	75	75	80	212	197	169	188	270	284	156	201	133	196	156	125	97	71	70	52	92
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			12:36PM1.34m				1:51AM0.93m				1:26PM1.28m					2:54AM0.96m				2:22PM1.23m				3:52AM1.03m
Low Tide	6:00AM0.56m				7:42PM0.35m				6:56AM0.61m					8:33PM0.36m				8:04AM0.64m				9:23PM0.34m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	7:37
mm	2	—	—	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	16	18	18	18	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	17	17	17	16	15	16	14	13	13	12	11	13	14	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 9	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	E 10
kJ	57	43	28	48	75	75	80	55	55	28	23	23	31	156	201	133	196	156	125	97	71	70	52	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 10	NE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	S 7
kJ	22	42	42	33	13	8	8	9	17	23	30	31	16	33	22	72	18	26	33	18	70	30	20	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 11	ENE 8	S 13	S 14	S 12	S 18	NE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	ENE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	E 10	N 10	S 15	S 16	ENE 10	S 14
kJ	6	2	12	4	4	3	6	10	8	4	4	8	8	31	15	20	15	6	31	2	5	19	31	92
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	ENE 3	ENE 7	—	—
kJ	21	52	71	83	114	131	140	212	197	169	188	270	284	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	3	25	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Voodoo NSW - Sydney South Coast	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Green Hills NSW - Sydney South Coast	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	5	56	184	184	56	56	120	85	120	56	225	56	0	0	0	0	5	35	184	36	11	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast	Palm Beach Reef	Warriewood												Palm Beach	Newport-Crosswaves	Newport-Crosswaves	Newport-Crosswaves	Warriewood				Bilgola Beach	Palm Beach	Bilgola Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1												2	2	2	2	1				1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	7	6	8	5

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