Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 12PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.9
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1289
1034
724
599
463
210
256
288
316
988
973
1018
920
754
576
480
395
294
231
142
120
75
160
79
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
7:23AM1.31m
7:27PM1.46m
8:01AM1.41m
8:11PM1.42m
8:37AM1.48m
8:53PM1.36m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.13m
1:18PM0.28m
1:47AM0.12m
2:06PM0.21m
2:22AM0.14m
2:50PM0.17m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
17
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
20
24
23
21
22
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
10
11
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
19
23
23
22
22
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