Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313131314131313131314141414141414141414131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)495495488560389700680769780769875103311471267141114631484133413151158843694686546
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
5
S
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.86
3:43AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.40
9:01PM
0.50
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:32-------5:31-------5:30----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212627242322201717192021191716141317182019151515
Feels °C (?)212727242423201715161718181413111014151718131313
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