Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

20.4°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	80	57	43	42	61	42	40	39	38	71	57	135	222	483	428	387	215	431	435	243	128	75	60	54
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	NNE	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	S	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	ENE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:21AM1.03m				3:06PM1.41m				4:30AM1.10m				4:16PM1.36m					5:27AM1.20m				5:20PM1.32m
Low Tide				8:40AM0.53m				10:07PM0.20m				10:03AM0.51m					11:03PM0.20m				11:16AM0.45m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	20	21	19	19	19	18	17	19	22	23	21	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	18	19	19	19	18	16	17	18	20	16	18	21	21	19	18	15	15	14	15	18	19	19	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	S 9	S 9	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 5	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	ENE 7	E 6
kJ	80	57	43	42	29	42	40	26	15	41	14	12	12	5	5	387	215	124	81	77	68	75	60	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 10	S 9	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 8	SE 13	S 13	S 15	S 14	S 13	ENE 7	S 6	S 6
kJ	68	37	21	11	6	6	—	39	38	24	2	2	5	17	15	5	7	3	4	4	3	66	47	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 12	E 13	—	ENE 6	—	E 10	S 17	S 16	S 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 13	S 17	—	SE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NE 7
kJ	31	29	29	29	3	3	—	16	—	2	6	5	4	7	7	13	5	—	6	3	3	3	3	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	61	35	32	—	19	71	57	135	222	483	428	5	86	431	435	243	128	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	3	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	35	5	3	2	0	1	655	63	231	1	0	79	24	23	182	105	0	0	1	9	0	5	5	35
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1				1	1						2	1	2	3	2	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	3	3	3	3	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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