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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 3 am Thursday 21 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
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 11AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
1137 | 1270 | 1162 | 1111 | 1224 | 943 | 872 | 1236 | 1664 | 1865 | 1738 | 3028 | 3881 | 4972 | 4502 | 4391 | 3751 | 3244 | 2923 | 2394 | 2364 | 2650 | 2123 | 2574 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.72m | 11:52AM0.97m | 00:06AM1.61m | 1:01PM0.97m | 1:08AM1.49m | 2:12PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.26m | 7:06AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.18m | 7:41PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 268 | 234 | 230 | 228 | 223 | 223 | 181 | 146 | 113 | 96 | 553 | 32 | 31 | — | — | 3713 | 3241 | 2824 | 2542 | 2394 | 2364 | 2650 | 2123 | 2574 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 1137 | 1270 | 1162 | 1111 | 1224 | 943 | 872 | 1236 | 1664 | 1865 | 1738 | 3028 | 3881 | 4972 | 4502 | 4391 | 3751 | 3244 | 2923 | — | — | — | 281 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 268 | 458 | 425 | 425 | 495 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 406 | 406 | 124 | 61 |
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