Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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
20.5° 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 South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)889668888888881010108678999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64782201091036458676767676575117321718244135355478157
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
1.37
7:37AM
1.32
7:39PM
1.34
8:09AM
1.40
8:14PM
1.30
8:40AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.13
1:38PM
0.25
1:52AM
0.11
2:18PM
0.21
2:19AM
0.11
2:55PM
0.18
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:03---
Sunset-------7:00-------7:00-------7:00
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C191818171820202018171616172426252120191921222120
Feels °C (?)181717161819181817171616172324222020191922222122
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Nambucca Heads (moderate winds from the SW at CoffsHarbourAirport 22 km from Nambucca Heads). 1.3m 8s swell from the S with a 0.3m 9s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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20 km/h
SW
0.0
20.5
Air / Water (°C)
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