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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
23.4° 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: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
323 | 777 | 864 | 959 | 850 | 566 | 773 | 658 | 643 | 1415 | 1413 | 1068 | 815 | 1144 | 1222 | 819 | 723 | 530 | 431 | 361 | 522 | 326 | 318 | 318 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.34m | 12:37PM0.84m | 00:47AM1.31m | 1:48PM0.86m | 1:45AM1.29m | 2:56PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.37m | 5:54PM0.46m | 7:54AM0.36m | 7:00PM0.50m | 8:50AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 |
181 | 449 | 612 | 959 | 850 | 566 | 773 | 658 | 643 | 1415 | 1413 | 1068 | 815 | 679 | 755 | 819 | 723 | 530 | 431 | 361 | 339 | 228 | 217 | 318 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 |
3 | 146 | 149 | 156 | 128 | 345 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 106 | 112 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 166 | 180 | 187 | 184 | 6 | 6 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
323 | 777 | 864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1144 | 1222 | — | — | — | — | — | 522 | 326 | 318 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
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