Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

18.7°C

Little Makaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (01 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	0	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	287	276	139	143	114	155	275	284	400	242	176	140	122	174	168	217	229	269	244	160	146	160	211	147
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	WNW	NNE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	WSW	W	N	N	NE	SW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	off	cross-on
High Tide	10:48PM1.15m				11:03AM1.54m				11:48PM1.05m				12:01PM1.49m					1:02AM0.98m				1:09PM1.44m
Low Tide			4:31AM0.31m				5:50PM0.22m				5:22AM0.40m				7:00PM0.26m				6:25AM0.48m					8:19PM0.27m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	7	2	2	7	—
Temp °C	20	18	19	25	27	21	20	22	22	20	19	24	20	19	19	19	18	18	16	16	18	19	16	17
Feels °C	17	15	16	22	22	16	16	19	19	18	18	22	18	18	18	19	18	20	16	16	18	19	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	S 8	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	204	173	139	91	57	36	35	33	273	242	176	140	122	128	168	217	229	193	164	160	146	88	156	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 9	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 9	S 17	S 8	S 8
kJ	121	102	66	60	—	5	4	4	17	17	17	7	7	7	4	6	15	9	5	2	39	23	135	140
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	S 15	—	S 14	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 18	—	S 16	S 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	—	4	6	6	7	24	—	21	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	NE 7	S 3	S 4	—	NE 8	NE 8	NW 3	WNW 2	NE 7	NE 7	—
kJ	287	276	—	143	114	155	275	284	400	—	—	—	—	174	7	10	—	269	244	3	1	160	211	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Durras North NSW - Far South	Coalcliff NSW - Illawarra	Narrabeen-Car Park Rights NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Collaroy NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Thommos NSW - Illawarra	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	1	0	0	1	170	231	62	3	1	1	0	0	66	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	11	0	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2				2	3	2	1	1		2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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