Diamond Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 Aug 2025 AEST
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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
19.2° 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 8AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
5
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)88889999999999999910101010108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7686428791042311897810319798168087246606005705633881137128316751779150114801557107
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
W
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrossoncross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
0.96
8:12PM
1.38
8:35AM
1.00
8:50PM
1.35
9:12AM
1.04
9:26PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
0.20
1:38PM
0.21
2:43AM
0.17
2:22PM
0.18
3:16AM
0.16
3:03PM
0.17
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:24-------5:25-------5:27--
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
6135132-1---------1-------
Temp. °C131414151517151413121316201916151413131517181614
Feels °C (?)131312141316141312101115181513131210101113141210
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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). 2.5m 8s swell from the ENE with a 0.9m 12s groundswell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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29 km away, 1 h 8 min ago

2 km/h
NW
0.0
19.2
Air / Water (°C)
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