Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 6PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
12
2.1
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
436
660
826
1106
1647
1862
1483
1058
771
564
400
365
387
533
544
785
841
780
613
524
434
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
10
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:10AM0.88m
4:35PM1.34m
5:16AM0.89m
5:25PM1.38m
6:10AM0.92m
6:11PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.49m
11:37PM0.43m
10:34AM0.49m
00:25AM0.37m
11:27AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
13
13
14
12
9
8
7
11
17
18
17
15
13
12
12
14
16
15
16
15
Feels °C
2
6
9
10
11
9
5
4
2
6
14
15
14
11
8
7
8
10
14
12
14
14
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