Little Makaha Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Little Makaha Surf Guide

Little Makaha in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. A right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for urchins, rocks and sharks.

Little Makaha Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	22.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Little Makaha:

The best conditions reported for surf at Little Makaha occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Little Makaha (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Little Makaha with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 59% of the time in June while 33% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

59%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

33%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Little Makaha Location Map

Interactive Little Makaha surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Little Makaha is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Little Makaha is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 37 km (23 miles) away.

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Little Makaha Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 13:57 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Little Makaha look like?

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Credit: Pete Grant Credit: Philthy Credit: Peeji Credit: Peeji Credit: PG

Tides at Little Makaha

Current tide and informaton

For Dee Why, 3 km from Little Makaha.

Next High Water: 09:43pm | 1.48m

Next Low Water: 03:13pm | 0.42m

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Little Makaha Sea Temperature

The Little Makaha water temperature is warm (22.3 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 22.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite