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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 11 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
22.7° 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: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | E 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | |
318 | 320 | 309 | 342 | 342 | 500 | 336 | 423 | 460 | 414 | 1045 | 345 | 306 | 315 | 306 | 268 | 276 | 284 | 266 | 248 | 311 | 285 | 186 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:44AM1.29m | 3:54PM1.04m | 3:40AM1.30m | 4:43PM1.19m | 4:35AM1.31m | 5:28PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.24m | 9:29PM0.47m | 10:23AM0.16m | 10:35PM0.39m | 11:04AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 318 | 273 | 273 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 423 | 460 | 414 | 184 | 181 | 184 | 139 | 139 | 114 | 112 | 117 | 78 | 248 | 181 | 82 | 186 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 6 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 151 | 183 | 108 | 236 | 221 | 141 | 331 | 326 | 248 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 99 | 94 | 63 | 62 | 78 | 64 | 40 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | S 24 | E 11 | S 10 | S 21 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 4 | 3 | 179 | 3 | 3 | 284 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 62 | 78 | 34 | 40 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 320 | 309 | 218 | 287 | 500 | 186 | 229 | 240 | 222 | 1045 | 345 | 306 | 315 | 306 | 268 | 276 | 284 | 266 | — | 311 | 285 | 107 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 124 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
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