Little Makaha surf break

Little Makaha surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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Little Makaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today?

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 7PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (18 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
761
815
785
1043
708
990
984
1066
1306
1179
1109
907
1080
1039
878
1358
1203
1039
880
880
1044
1164
1197
1009
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
NW
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:20PM1.79m
10:16AM1.12m
10:12PM1.75m
11:16AM1.08m
11:08PM1.67m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.25m
4:13AM-0.03m
3:39PM0.31m
5:11AM0.01m
4:34PM0.38m
6:10AM0.07m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
2
2
6
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
17
15
14
14
15
15
20
20
18
19
18
18
17
15
16
14
15
14
13
10
11
12
12
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
0.1
S
15
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
2.4
S
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
761
682
4
715
708
990
984
1066
1306
1179
1109
907
676
810
665
1026
482
424
410
356
300
300
290
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
421
826
749
641
573
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
3
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.3
S
6
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
815
785
1043
5
10
14
29
141
636
1080
1039
878
1358
1203
1039
880
880
1044
1164
1197
1009
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
79
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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