Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 08 Mar 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
24.7° 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 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (09 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)889998888888888889889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165204209209177245200161187191228223217181163163133232347313332335349480
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
1.33
12:27PM
1.01
1:11AM
1.27
1:12PM
0.90
2:08AM
1.21
2:19PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.24
6:46AM
0.40
6:24PM
0.32
7:43AM
0.48
7:05PM
0.40
9:00AM
0.53
Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------7:13-------7:12-------7:09
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11113545421122221------
Temp. °C242323222223232322212020212324242322222222242524
Feels °C (?)252324232324242423222120212224252423242424252523
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