Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
8
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.6
S
16
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
1581
1447
952
621
266
685
573
312
247
343
336
192
123
148
193
211
185
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:18PM1.28m
5:17AM0.99m
5:08PM1.34m
5:57AM1.08m
5:50PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.37m
10:42AM0.52m
11:53PM0.30m
11:32AM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
14
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