Little Makaha surf break

Little Makaha surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Makaha today?

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)131313131414141415151412121111111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506506503599746915104111751429137711961030952783769856990900847668524367313274
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.05
4:36AM
1.32
5:34PM
1.17
5:25AM
1.37
6:12PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.33
10:22PM
0.53
11:17AM
0.25
11:18PM
0.44
11:55AM
0.18
12:08AM
0.33
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:13-------6:13-------6:15-------
Sunset---5:36-------5:35-------5:34----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131620211916141313161819181816141418201919191715
Feels °C (?)7913141310888121517161713111116181617181614
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