Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
13
1
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
22
23
14
14
253
489
318
196
222
220
188
247
200
159
156
121
94
98
107
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:00PM1.28m
4:56AM0.88m
4:57PM1.33m
5:48AM0.93m
5:45PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.45m
10:09AM0.54m
11:58PM0.38m
11:07AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
17
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
16
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
13
11
14
16
14
13
15
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