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Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Nambucca Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
23.7° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
SSE
1
S
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
1.1
E
1
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.9
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)88888777121110108888109998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323333424416313210513724226537027018792161184201201242458845762637
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
20
SE
10
SW
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoncross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.93
8:11AM
1.54
8:29PM
0.98
8:48AM
1.60
9:07PM
1.01
9:24AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.25
2:55PM
0.23
2:07AM
0.21
3:31PM
0.18
2:45AM
0.17
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:52------
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thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1148---------1---33-----
Temp. °C262624232121212424242422201920242523232020202123
Feels °C (?)242526242222212424242322202022242425231920202122
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