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Little Makaha surf break

Little Makaha surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today?

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)877999997778888888888566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31025913024124119215512316317315616313817317319717814714912714284136178
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
0
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		glassonononcross-
on		glassonononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.25
4:17PM
0.92
5:06AM
1.29
5:28PM
0.89
5:56AM
1.34
6:32PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.55
10:07PM
0.45
11:59AM
0.50
11:00PM
0.48
12:55PM
0.43
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1---------------122-
Temp. °C201919202021202021202123232322222222232324212122
Feels °C (?)171617192022192021212324222121222323232323202122
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