Macauleys Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (30.16° S 153.20° E)

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Macauleys surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 11 Oct 2025 AEDT

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Macauleys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Macauleys sea temperature is 21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Macauleys this week:

The surf forecast for Macauleys over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 11) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Macauleys in the next 12 days are 1.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 14) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Friday (Oct 17) at 5PM.

Wave Type	Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8PM (Sat 11th Oct)	5ft (1.5m) 8s
Best Surf	11AM (Tue 14th Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m) 10s
Most Powerful	11AM (Tue 14th Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Macauleys over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 11		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SSE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	7	7	8	6	8	10	11	10	9	10	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	326	162	91	176	81	66	53	55	339	256	195	119	88	68	47	111	73	64	178	138	41
Wind (km/h)	NE	SW	NE	NE	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	N	NE	NNW	NE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		12:18AM 1.01	12:50PM 1.57		1:28AM 0.90	1:59PM 1.48		2:53AM 0.86		3:16PM 1.42	4:20AM 0.89		4:29PM 1.39		5:29AM 0.98	5:31PM 1.39		6:20AM 1.10	6:20PM 1.39		7:01AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)	6:35PM 0.17		5:58AM 0.22	7:47PM 0.25		6:57AM 0.32		9:10PM 0.30	8:15AM 0.41		10:29PM 0.29	9:44AM 0.43		11:31PM 0.25	11:03AM 0.40		12:17AM 0.20	12:05PM 0.35		12:54AM 0.16	12:55PM 0.29

	Sat 11		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
Sunrise	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05
Sunset	6:53	-	-	6:53	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:57	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	24	28	28	22	22	21	20	20	22	19	21	22	20	21	22	19	22	22	20	22
Feels °C (?)	25	27	24	22	21	21	19	18	18	18	18	24	21	20	19	18	16	18	16	17	20

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Macauleys (calm at Upper Orara 25 km from Macauleys). 1.9m 7s swell from the NE with a 0.6m 8s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
53 minutes ago Macauleys

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Information about the Macauleys Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Macauleys provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Macauleys can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Macauleys surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Macauleys) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Macauleys may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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