Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 28 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)141313131212121211111111111010101010999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75764243361128622306197922991714177115961189104693672161654047134130724320317717994
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
1.00
6:17AM
1.49
7:00PM
1.12
7:06AM
1.51
7:42PM
1.24
7:49AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.33
1:03PM
0.14
12:45AM
0.26
1:41PM
0.09
1:35AM
0.20
2:13PM
0.06
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:49-------6:46-------6:45
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------122
Temp. °C201817171722232322202020202122222221201918191818
Feels °C (?)181615151520212120191919181920202120201817191819
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