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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 Monday 25 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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