Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 12 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
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
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313131314141414141414141414131313131012111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)680670780769875103311471267142314631484148413151158943694582490339256529553524486
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:03-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:31-------5:30-------5:30--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212017182020191716151417181918161615141920201917
Feels °C (?)211815161818181513131115141617141413121818181916
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