Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 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
23.3° 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 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111111111111010101011111111121111121211101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20171945226817081647177513331215140611931132119913131465154716601390139015241313857770674657
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
1.05
11:18PM
1.65
11:56AM
0.95
12:21AM
1.56
1:12PM
0.90
1:31AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
0.10
4:31PM
0.17
6:12AM
0.18
5:26PM
0.27
7:25AM
0.23
6:35PM
0.36
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:09-------6:11-------6:11-------
Sunset---5:22-------5:21-------5:20----
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---111----------11--231-
Temp. °C171919201918171616182120191617171718212019171617
Feels °C (?)131516161514141313151815161414151516171616161415
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