Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.8
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
536
494
477
427
201
165
133
408
906
1541
2655
2920
2274
1504
1112
1258
1387
1476
1268
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM1.61m
6:45AM1.20m
6:46PM1.64m
7:28AM1.29m
7:32PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:28AM0.35m
00:41AM0.08m
12:24PM0.28m
1:23AM0.04m
1:14PM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
13
11
11
16
16
15
15
14
13
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
10
8
8
12
9
7
7
5
6
5
6
8
8
9
11
11
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