Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
85
62
69
51
46
36
23
14
9
9
9
13
12
22
12
9
89
231
254
150
125
169
272
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:23AM0.87m
2:55PM1.26m
3:45AM0.85m
4:00PM1.28m
4:56AM0.88m
4:57PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.53m
10:06PM0.50m
9:00AM0.56m
11:09PM0.45m
10:09AM0.54m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
21
21
18
16
15
14
13
16
20
20
17
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
16
19
18
14
13
13
13
11
13
17
17
15
16
14
14
12
13
14
14
13
14
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