Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
2.1
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
864
959
850
498
773
595
520
1401
1562
1068
1295
1224
755
734
573
510
422
347
444
270
311
264
264
392
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:37PM0.84m
00:47AM1.31m
1:48PM0.86m
1:45AM1.29m
2:56PM0.93m
2:44AM1.29m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.37m
5:54PM0.46m
7:54AM0.36m
7:00PM0.50m
8:50AM0.31m
8:16PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:20
6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:07
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
Temp °C
9
13
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
17
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
5
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
19
19
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
10
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
2.1
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
612
959
850
498
773
595
520
1401
1562
1068
815
755
755
734
573
510
422
347
275
228
217
264
264
392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
1
E
13
Energy kJ
149
156
162
285
138
138
138
106
112
119
121
123
125
125
125
166
180
187
184
6
23
163
163
336
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.4
SSE
17
Energy kJ
3
3
3
135
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
66
102
101
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
10
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
1.6
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
864
1295
1224
1
1
444
270
311
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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