Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 26 Feb 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
25.1° 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 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)999999998888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)203232270270329374358349331324324284277235235235197197190186153153186186
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
0.88
5:35AM
1.49
6:15PM
0.94
6:37AM
1.58
7:13PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.35
10:37PM
0.33
12:37PM
0.25
11:52PM
0.28
1:29PM
0.16
12:53AM
0.20
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:23-------7:22----
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--111--11------111-----1
Temp. °C242524242423232323252424232322222324242423232322
Feels °C (?)252523242524242323242323242323232324232423222423
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