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Little Makaha Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Little Makaha surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Makaha today?
The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | |
716 | 816 | 2435 | 2034 | 2651 | 1940 | 1940 | 1520 | 1219 | 926 | 761 | 660 | 533 | 404 | 390 | 335 | 324 | 360 | 396 | 646 | 562 | 468 | 414 | 436 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:08PM0.92m | 00:46AM1.29m | 2:12PM0.96m | 1:44AM1.26m | 3:12PM1.03m | 2:45AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.60m | 7:55AM0.35m | 7:21PM0.62m | 8:46AM0.32m | 8:36PM0.60m | 9:34AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 |
 kJ | 716 | 59 | 1717 | 2034 | 1727 | 1352 | 1131 | 1520 | 1219 | 926 | 761 | 660 | 533 | 404 | 390 | 335 | 324 | 106 | 104 | 646 | 562 | 468 | 229 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 2 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 362 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 104 | 106 | 25 | 61 | 139 | 141 | 253 | 205 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | ENE 11 | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | E 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 40 | — | 65 | 26 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 129 | 174 | 298 | — | 333 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 10 | SSW 12 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 816 | 2435 | — | 2651 | 1940 | 1940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 360 | 396 | — | — | — | 414 | 436 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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