Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 Nov)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (19 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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

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Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)9988810111017161615151010101212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126956645282020192245444138494932104103137137139177209250
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
10
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
1.11
8:12AM
1.52
8:23PM
1.08
8:45AM
1.56
9:00PM
1.05
9:19AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
0.17
2:42PM
0.23
2:10AM
0.18
3:20PM
0.20
2:42AM
0.20
3:58PM
0.20
Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise----5:41-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:24-------7:25
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------------111--1
Temp. °C201818171925252321191817192628262323202020232221
Feels °C (?)181717171823211918171716202626242223202120212020
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