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Nambucca Heads Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | |
1100 | 1087 | 621 | 500 | 696 | 535 | 511 | 275 | 311 | 311 | 348 | 331 | 293 | 336 | 584 | 407 | 416 | 1187 | 1122 | 299 | 285 | 352 | 321 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.29m | 2:56PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.29m | 3:54PM1.04m | 3:40AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.50m | 8:50AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.51m | 9:39AM0.24m | 9:29PM0.47m | 10:23AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 740 | 706 | 621 | 500 | 422 | 354 | 281 | 180 | 311 | 311 | 163 | 331 | 273 | 336 | 287 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 244 | 285 | 181 | 184 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | S 16 | S 10 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | E 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 125 | 125 | 166 | 180 | 187 | 184 | 6 | 217 | 163 | 102 | 273 | 183 | 108 | 342 | 163 | 209 | 331 | 4 | 4 | 233 | 184 | 22 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 10 | S 18 | E 14 | SSE 18 | S 17 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 66 | 61 | 151 | 3 | 179 | 233 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1100 | 1087 | — | — | 696 | 535 | 511 | 275 | — | — | 348 | — | 293 | 243 | 584 | 407 | 416 | 1187 | 1122 | 299 | 222 | 352 | 321 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 124 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 |
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