Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 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
24.0° 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: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1010109101110101010109999101010998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394327268211216300264210202202198142139110113164158116807649503333
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
15
NE
5
N
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset-----5:29-------5:27-------5:25--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515192123211918171721222321191818192627262220
Feels °C (?)151414192022221918171823222221201716162324232117
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