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Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
1628 | 2008 | 1729 | 3098 | 3684 | 4589 | 4491 | 3832 | 3522 | 4282 | 4389 | 3126 | 4179 | 4012 | 3921 | 3068 | 3493 | 3033 | 2755 | 2602 | 2504 | 2273 | 2052 | 2090 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.61m | 1:01PM0.97m | 1:08AM1.49m | 2:12PM1.01m | 2:09AM1.38m | 3:19PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.18m | 7:41PM0.42m | 9:02AM0.19m | 8:59PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
113 | 92 | 544 | 32 | — | — | — | 15 | 3522 | 3731 | 3665 | 3126 | 4179 | 4012 | 3921 | 3068 | 3493 | 3033 | 2755 | 2602 | 2504 | 2273 | 2052 | 2090 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
— | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | — | S 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1628 | 2008 | 1729 | 3098 | 3684 | 4589 | 4491 | 3832 | 153 | 4282 | 4389 | 644 | — | 136 | — | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 425 | 425 | 479 | 515 | 14 | 61 | 268 | 14 | 14 | 406 | 406 | 479 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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