Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 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
22.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888888878101010878877778777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1221229996969211394877070685554577211111111111399827472
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
S
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
NNW
10
W
5
NNE
10
E
20
E
20
NE
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
1.25
5:03PM
0.87
6:02AM
1.32
6:08PM
0.87
6:49AM
1.39
7:03PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
0.53
10:58PM
0.35
12:50PM
0.45
11:52PM
0.34
1:38PM
0.38
12:41AM
0.30
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:53-------7:53----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-------------121--
Temp. °C222525252423232223242424232221192124252421212121
Feels °C (?)232725252525262424242423242523202325242323232223
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