Little Makaha surf break

Little Makaha surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 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
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 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)67991011111111111112121212121213131212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14611919117815391190190421432449247629462873292320562092212827002925269624392472259323842013
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
30
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
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
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.64
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
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:18-------6:18-------6:20---
Sunset-------5:29-------5:28-------5:25
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-41---------------------
Temp. °C191716151416181717161414131617171718151514171919
Feels °C (?)141213121113141213131011101314141415121311141515
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