Hat Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 31 Aug 2025 AEST
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Hat Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hat Head sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hat Head today?

The current surf forecast for Hat Head at 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

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Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121212111111111111111111111010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)679263332799261622832104175013901198978769689625617545474400323355332295232203155
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
0
NE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassonononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.89
1:31PM
1.20
1:35AM
0.82
2:44PM
1.20
3:07AM
0.80
3:56PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.40
8:24PM
0.55
7:28AM
0.45
9:51PM
0.52
8:46AM
0.46
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:03-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:30-------5:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C121111141716161514141315171818161513131718181715
Feels °C (?)767101514151413131114151516141411111516161714
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Hat Head (light winds from the WNW at Kempsey Airport Automatic Weather Station 29 km from Hat Head). 3.3m 12s groundswell from the S which is too big for here.

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29 km away, 1 h 3 min ago

19 km/h
WNW
0.0
20.3
Air / Water (°C)
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