Diamond Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 20 Oct 2025 AEDT
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Diamond Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diamond Head sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Diamond Head today?

The current surf forecast for Diamond Head at 6AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Diamond Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.6
S
1
NE
0.5
S
1.3
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.9
NNE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
S
1
NE
0.8
ENE
1.9
NE
1.7
NNE
2.2
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)51151056677777766896788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)348350499625829631427133518711873606013892269247549116414731216886
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.08
8:43PM
1.01
9:08AM
1.13
9:17PM
0.96
9:42AM
1.16
9:51PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.14
2:44PM
0.18
2:47AM
0.12
3:23PM
0.17
3:16AM
0.12
4:01PM
0.18
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:03-------6:03-------6:01-----
Sunset-----7:02-------7:04-------7:04--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161518262826211919191923222119191818213033322424
Feels °C (?)151317252624201919201922212220201717202830312326
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Diamond Head (calm at Hibbard wx 29 km from Diamond Head). 0.9m 4s local chop from the NNE with a 0.7m 9s swell from the S and a 0.5m 11s groundswell from the SSE as well as a 0.3m 8s swell from the ENE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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29 km away, 55 min ago

2 km/h
NNW
0.0
20.2
Air / Water (°C)
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