Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 30 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
23.2° 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 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
277
355
323
373
382
382
329
329
529
809
788
822
893
949
865
867
867
882
968
882
800
784
800
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26PM1.50m
7:34AM1.19m
7:59PM1.54m
8:11AM1.13m
8:32PM1.56m
8:47AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.20m
1:30PM0.13m
2:25AM0.19m
2:00PM0.16m
3:04AM0.19m
2:31PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:18
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5:12
5:10
5:10
1
1
3
6
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
19
18
18
19
21
22
21
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
22
22
20
19
19
20
22
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
Energy kJ
277
277
277
323
373
382
382
329
329
372
582
788
822
893
949
865
867
867
882
968
882
800
784
800
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
40
35
31
12
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
3
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
3
3
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
E
9
Energy kJ
355
529
809
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
52
0
0
173
173
215
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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