Little Makaha surf break

Little Makaha surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Little Makaha today?

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (10 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
1.9
NE
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
SSE
1.4
S
1.3
ESE
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)778888888888877889988769
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332740124810571169848665569481458775702490452432544692848715539373206115239
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
40
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.28
2:26AM
1.20
2:11PM
1.12
3:19AM
1.22
3:09PM
1.00
4:13AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.27
8:23AM
0.54
8:36PM
0.34
9:36AM
0.56
9:19PM
0.41
10:51AM
0.55
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-
Sunset--8:08-------8:08-------8:07-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272724232325293437363121212121202020192020192020
Feels °C (?)252320222323252934353016171717161616151617171717
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