Little Makaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.33° E

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
17.7°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
8
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
226
246
326
642
707
550
421
335
292
258
681
737
643
551
380
416
391
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:04PM1.52m
7:42AM1.15m
7:40PM1.55m
8:16AM1.22m
8:16PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.18m
1:19PM0.32m
2:14AM0.14m
1:59PM0.28m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
14
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
11
11
9
13
13
11
12
14
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