Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
1.1
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
2
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
538
347
260
275
284
362
178
125
153
121
171
315
317
485
403
204
160
126
107
122
160
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:14AM1.56m
10:48PM1.15m
11:03AM1.54m
11:48PM1.05m
12:01PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.17m
4:31AM0.31m
5:50PM0.22m
5:22AM0.40m
7:00PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
13
18
21
19
19
20
20
20
20
26
27
24
21
23
22
22
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20
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Feels °C
11
15
16
14
14
17
17
17
17
22
22
19
17
19
18
19
20
18
19
19
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19
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