Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.0° C
1.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
111
108
183
128
161
349
408
417
286
217
138
219
219
149
114
112
86
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:50PM1.77m
8:35AM1.25m
8:36PM1.74m
9:18AM1.30m
9:20PM1.65m
Low Tide
2:33AM-0.03m
2:13PM0.20m
3:14AM-0.02m
3:02PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
14
17
15
16
15
12
11
11
13
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
6
5
8
13
11
13
13
8
7
8
10
13
11
12
15
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