Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
279
249
249
220
208
220
213
129
287
287
343
379
432
460
506
612
601
642
623
741
621
635
635
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:20AM1.30m
6:56PM1.67m
7:11AM1.26m
7:42PM1.77m
8:03AM1.21m
8:29PM1.83m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.17m
12:26PM0.00m
1:23AM0.07m
1:09PM-0.01m
2:17AM0.01m
1:53PM0.00m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
20
19
19
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
20
19
19
17
17
16
17
19
18
19
17
15
15
14
16
19
20
20
18
19
17
17
21
19
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
Energy kJ
310
279
249
249
220
208
220
213
127
287
287
343
379
432
460
506
612
601
642
623
623
621
635
635
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
30
31
31
32
27
27
41
41
129
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5
5
31
28
32
32
29
4
4
4
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
2.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1
1
4
741
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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