Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 25 May 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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (25 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2052
2012
2049
2049
1915
1846
1850
1745
1775
1750
1644
1644
1780
1820
1806
1836
1866
1721
1721
1607
1607
1424
1378
1236
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09AM1.28m
4:16PM1.19m
4:05AM1.20m
5:04PM1.29m
4:57AM1.13m
5:46PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.19m
10:12PM0.44m
10:33AM0.19m
11:14PM0.41m
11:10AM0.19m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
21
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
18
20
21
22
20
19
19
17
17
21
21
21
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2052
2012
2049
2049
1915
1846
1850
1745
1775
1750
1644
1644
1780
1820
1806
1836
1866
1721
1721
1607
1607
1424
1378
1236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
21
20
39
38
35
32
30
27
26
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
6
2
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
124
0
0
124
124
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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