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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 Saturday 23 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
20.8° 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: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
2123 | 2512 | 2713 | 2693 | 2693 | 2816 | 2909 | 2595 | 2346 | 2346 | 2299 | 2143 | 1926 | 1893 | 1858 | 1723 | 1784 | 1678 | 1546 | 1420 | 1444 | 1321 | 1299 | 1299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.10m | 2:14AM1.34m | 3:31PM1.17m | 3:17AM1.24m | 4:23PM1.25m | 4:17AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.53m | 9:02AM0.22m | 9:18PM0.52m | 9:50AM0.26m | 10:27PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 2123 | 2512 | 2713 | 2693 | 2693 | 2816 | 2909 | 2595 | 2346 | 2346 | 2299 | 2143 | 1926 | 1893 | 1858 | 1723 | 1784 | 1678 | 1546 | 1420 | 1444 | 1321 | 1299 | 1299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 85 | 124 | 170 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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