Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
2.1
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
332
315
290
204
156
160
268
415
408
276
341
284
154
183
352
447
589
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:50PM1.40m
6:32AM1.18m
6:30PM1.44m
7:06AM1.28m
7:08PM1.46m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.23m
12:16PM0.36m
00:58AM0.17m
12:59PM0.29m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
20
22
22
20
22
Feels °C
17
15
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
18
19
19
18
20
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