Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Issued: 10 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is

20.3°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 (14 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (14 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 14						Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tue 17
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 5	NNE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	80	60	62	53	82	127	60	56	40	43	48	52	73	73	78	167	197	203	190	100	31	51	171	181
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	ENE	NE	NE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:50AM1.40m				00:53AM0.93m				12:36PM1.34m				1:51AM0.93m				1:26PM1.28m					2:54AM0.96m
Low Tide	5:14AM0.51m				6:52PM0.32m				6:00AM0.56m				7:42PM0.35m				6:56AM0.61m					8:33PM0.36m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	7:36
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	2	6	3	2	1	—
Temp °C	23	30	26	23	22	21	19	19	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	23	30	24	25	23	23	18	18	15	17	17	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	15	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 8	ENE 7	E 8	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	S 6	ENE 7	S 8	ESE 5	E 7
kJ	80	60	1	18	10	72	60	56	40	43	48	52	73	73	78	55	35	35	31	100	15	51	32	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10
kJ	5	1	2	8	7	8	7	22	22	42	42	20	23	28	19	24	24	11	10	31	31	26	26	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 10	S 13	S 12	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	E 7	E 7	NE 8	E 10	E 10	—
kJ	2	2	4	4	3	7	3	3	6	7	3	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	4	8	10	31	18	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 5	NNE 6	SW 3	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 9
kJ	—	—	62	53	82	127	2	30	51	72	66	80	106	98	124	167	197	203	190	58	128	104	171	181
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	124	1	0	0	5	5	5	57	84	120	184	5	214	120	111	120	192	5	112	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1					1						2		2
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