Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
231
198
211
151
137
134
202
229
225
181
194
202
196
188
145
153
115
143
146
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
E
10
E
10
E
0
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:51PM1.51m
9:25AM1.35m
9:29PM1.45m
10:02AM1.40m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.26m
3:15AM0.11m
3:22PM0.25m
3:47AM0.14m
4:07PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
15
13
14
15
14
12
12
13
15
14
13
15
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