Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Little Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 156 | 123 | 94 | 131 | 210 | 152 | 146 | 156 | 233 | 168 | 183 | 204 | 210 | 215 | 173 | 178 | 140 | 143 | 106 | 233 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:48AM0.93m | 5:45PM1.40m | 6:30AM1.00m | 6:27PM1.46m | 7:07AM1.07m | 7:04PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.50m | 00:37AM0.31m | 11:55AM0.44m | 1:12AM0.24m | 12:38PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 156 | 123 | 94 | 98 | 73 | 72 | 112 | 106 | 131 | 168 | 183 | 204 | 210 | 215 | 173 | 178 | 140 | 143 | 106 | 88 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 156 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 47 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 60 | 39 | 59 | 131 | 210 | 152 | 146 | 156 | 233 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 169 | 233 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 175 | 175 | 62 | 36 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 159 | 120 | 2 |
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