Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Issued: 3 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

18.7°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 (01 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (01 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (01 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 1				Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	144	184	338	317	412	345	204	164	126	104	104	122	160	160	160	160	237	146	248	313
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	WSW	SSW	ESE	S	SSE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	11:03AM1.54m				11:48PM1.05m				12:01PM1.49m					1:02AM0.98m				1:09PM1.44m
Low Tide			5:50PM0.22m				5:22AM0.40m				7:00PM0.26m				6:25AM0.48m					8:19PM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	5	4	3	2	—	—
Temp °C	27	22	20	22	22	21	18	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	22	17	15	19	18	18	17	21	19	18	17	20	19	19	20	18	18	16	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	S 9	S 8	S 8
kJ	57	36	35	33	281	248	204	164	126	104	104	122	160	160	160	160	146	24	86	109
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 6	S 16	S 15
kJ	—	5	4	4	17	17	17	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	2	2	11	20	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	—	6	6	2	6	6	6	24	23	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	—	—	SSW 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	144	184	338	317	412	345	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	237	146	248	313
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Umina Point NSW - Newcastle	Cudmirrah Reef NSW - South Coast	North Era NSW - Illawarra	No Mans Land NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Austinmer Beach NSW - Illawarra	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Narrabeen-South NSW - Sydney North Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Narrabeen-Alley Rights NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Mona Vale Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Green Hills NSW - Sydney South Coast	Voodoo NSW - Sydney South Coast	Narrabeen-Car Park Rights NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	23	175	55	2	1	1	0	0	72	0	38	2	56	4	0	7	1	36	35	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast				Bilgola Beach	Bilgola Beach	Palm Beach	Little Avalon	Bilgola Beach		Little Avalon		Bilgola Beach		Bilgola Beach	Bilgola Beach	Bilgola Beach	Bilgola Beach			Bilgola Beach
Rating (10 max)				2	3	3	2	1		1		1		1	1	1	2			2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	1	1	4	4	5	5	5	2	2	3	4
Header Global	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Meatworks New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	6	5	5	5

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