Little Makaha Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Little Makaha surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 20.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 7AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (28 May)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (28 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	3	2	1	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	988	972	828	843	743	730	651	639	613	650	637	557	547	557	494	514	504	514	449	392	327	339	354	273
Wind (km/h)	SE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:01AM1.07m				6:22PM1.46m				6:47AM1.05m				6:57PM1.50m					7:30AM1.04m				7:32PM1.53m
Low Tide	00:16AM0.35m				11:47AM0.34m				1:00AM0.30m				12:23PM0.36m					1:41AM0.25m			12:59PM0.38m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—
mm	1	1	—	1	—	1	1	4	21	8	2	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	15	14	14	15	19	19	16	14
Feels °C	20	19	19	18	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	13	13	13	14	13	10	9	9	10	14	15	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	988	972	828	843	743	730	651	639	613	650	637	557	494	494	494	514	302	276	249	298	323	339	354	273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 6	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 17	S 17	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	40	38	36	35	34	22	21	45	19	81	18	4	4	6	5	5	504	514	449	392	327	273	273	225
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 17	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	N 9
kJ	5	4	17	16	23	3	11	2	10	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	—	W 4	W 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	10	36	90	105	95	—	154	427	547	557	474	378	387	355	7	17	7	—	14	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	5	56	56	5	120	28	57	101	172	159	85	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3			3								3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	9	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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