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Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
23.0° 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: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
138 | 300 | 287 | 343 | 370 | 528 | 576 | 645 | 726 | 731 | 731 | 656 | 656 | 651 | 792 | 800 | 812 | 794 | 808 | 731 | 664 | 664 | 802 | 729 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:11AM1.26m | 7:42PM1.77m | 8:03AM1.21m | 8:29PM1.83m | 8:56AM1.14m | 9:19PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.07m | 1:09PM-0.01m | 2:17AM0.01m | 1:53PM0.00m | 3:11AM-0.01m | 2:38PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
138 | 300 | 287 | 343 | 370 | 528 | 576 | 645 | 726 | 731 | 731 | 656 | 656 | 651 | 649 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 656 | 731 | 664 | 664 | 675 | 729 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
129 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — |
— | 3 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 792 | 800 | 812 | 794 | 808 | — | — | — | 802 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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