Little Makaha surf break

Little Makaha surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today?

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 6AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)91010111112121112121212121212131312121312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91914171539180221161794270224722559239823982115212821842973300729142644264025932346201318181631
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.35
8:51PM
1.69
9:25AM
1.27
9:36PM
1.71
10:19AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.05
2:28PM
0.14
3:24AM
0.02
3:10PM
0.20
4:18AM
0.03
3:55PM
0.28
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:29-------5:28-------5:25--
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C161514161817171614141316171717181615141719191919
Feels °C (?)131211131412131310111013141414151413111415151516
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