Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.6
NE
9
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
58
55
39
34
48
67
65
65
156
149
146
184
388
671
803
682
766
680
513
314
253
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
25
N
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM1.50m
4:58AM0.99m
5:10PM1.59m
6:04AM1.04m
6:08PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.39m
11:05PM0.26m
10:25AM0.38m
00:08AM0.15m
11:30AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
15
15
15
14
12
11
11
13
17
18
12
14
17
15
15
12
16
16
14
16
Feels °C
7
10
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
13
13
9
8
11
10
9
5
7
7
8
9
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