Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (24 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)78889999991010101012121313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2433053724594815616376517347488569119119491738240528913139266319761776151313661126
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
5
S
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
1.54
12:53PM
1.01
1:32AM
1.49
2:06PM
0.90
2:46AM
1.44
3:36PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.14
7:09AM
0.25
6:39PM
0.24
8:27AM
0.32
7:42PM
0.34
9:56AM
0.33
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------6:54-------6:53-------6:52
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
3331111-----------------
Temp. °C222122222223232323212120192323242321201919232526
Feels °C (?)242223232222212123212120192222232523222020242626
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