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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 Wednesday 13 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
22.9° 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 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
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 33mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | |
215 | 244 | 131 | 309 | 235 | 223 | 326 | 236 | 349 | 349 | 362 | 362 | 344 | 310 | 279 | 263 | 242 | 242 | 214 | 188 | 177 | 223 | 199 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.31m | 5:28PM1.36m | 5:28AM1.31m | 6:12PM1.52m | 6:20AM1.30m | 6:56PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.09m | 11:34PM0.28m | 11:45AM0.04m | 00:30AM0.17m | 12:26PM0.00m | 1:23AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 143 | 118 | 127 | 108 | 212 | 99 | 73 | 85 | 52 | 52 | 362 | 362 | 344 | 310 | 279 | 263 | 242 | 242 | 214 | 188 | 177 | 223 | 199 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 78 | 89 | 112 | 38 | 37 | 82 | 37 | 73 | 21 | 18 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 11 | S 17 | E 10 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 16 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | N 9 |
| kJ | 139 | 136 | 62 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 52 | 33 | 44 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | 5 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 215 | 244 | 131 | 309 | 235 | 223 | 326 | 236 | 349 | 349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 215 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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