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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 9 am Wednesday 20 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 2PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | |
499 | 450 | 525 | 929 | 1238 | 1178 | 1048 | 1113 | 1005 | 1147 | 1112 | 816 | 836 | 787 | 1026 | 1173 | 1494 | 1899 | 2469 | 2667 | 3091 | 2831 | 2697 | 2137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.01m | 11:08PM1.72m | 11:52AM0.97m | 00:06AM1.61m | 1:01PM0.97m | 1:08AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.05m | 4:20PM0.17m | 6:04AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.26m | 7:06AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | 4:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 499 | 450 | 440 | 384 | 319 | 319 | 268 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 225 | 219 | 219 | 173 | 173 | 149 | 94 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 2438 | 2191 | 2137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | 32 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 158 | 307 | 525 | 929 | 1238 | 1178 | 1048 | 1113 | 1005 | 1147 | 1112 | 816 | 836 | 787 | 1026 | 1173 | 1494 | 1899 | 2469 | 2667 | 3091 | 2831 | 2697 | 1906 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 338 | 479 | 338 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 14 |
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