Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 May 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
949
949
865
968
970
989
989
1029
1302
1376
1401
1280
1172
1172
1065
1179
1165
826
810
714
613
592
580
580
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
S
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
ENE
10
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:07PM1.55m
9:24AM1.02m
9:43PM1.51m
10:03AM0.96m
10:22PM1.45m
10:46AM0.91m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.22m
3:04PM0.24m
4:24AM0.26m
3:39PM0.29m
5:09AM0.31m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:09
5:08
5:07
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
20
24
23
21
20
18
17
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
23
21
20
20
18
18
19
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
949
949
865
968
970
989
989
1029
1302
1376
1401
1280
1172
1172
1065
1179
1165
826
810
714
613
592
580
580
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
14
9
5
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
3
3
25
24
23
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
22
57
51
30
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
215
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
124
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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