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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 am Sunday 10 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 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | E 13 | S 11 | SSE 10 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
422 | 600 | 511 | 311 | 304 | 304 | 297 | 476 | 333 | 342 | 573 | 510 | 336 | 1374 | 1299 | 414 | 904 | 889 | 315 | 323 | 303 | 323 | 313 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:56PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.29m | 3:54PM1.04m | 3:40AM1.30m | 4:43PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.51m | 9:39AM0.24m | 9:29PM0.47m | 10:23AM0.16m | 10:35PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 12 | S 9 | E 11 | S 9 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 422 | 354 | 325 | 180 | 304 | 163 | 297 | 290 | 273 | 342 | 295 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 414 | 233 | 181 | 184 | 139 | 116 | 86 | 86 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | E 14 | E 11 | E 13 | S 16 | S 11 | E 13 | S 15 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 180 | 187 | 184 | 6 | 217 | 66 | 163 | 273 | 183 | 110 | 342 | 221 | 284 | 4 | 4 | 244 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 139 | 99 | 94 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | E 14 | S 17 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 102 | 151 | 3 | 179 | 236 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 37 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 600 | 511 | 311 | — | 304 | — | 476 | 333 | 237 | 573 | 510 | 203 | 1374 | 1299 | 216 | 904 | 889 | 315 | 323 | 303 | 323 | 313 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 124 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 124 | 515 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 61 | 124 |
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