Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
19.9° 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 5PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)777777777668899999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)403402374399400408335234189178245341354415434435426458461437433443431431
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
1.39
3:15AM
1.03
4:15PM
1.48
4:31AM
0.98
5:16PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.17
9:41PM
0.40
9:20AM
0.20
11:01PM
0.32
10:23AM
0.20
12:08AM
0.23
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---5:06-------5:06-------5:07----
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Rain (mm)
------------1111---2--11
Temp. °C131517171513131312151817151415141415171817151414
Feels °C (?)81012131191098111413121112111212151715141414
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Nambucca Heads (moderate winds from the SW at Coffs Harbour Airport 22 km from Nambucca Heads). 2.2m 7s swell from the S with a 0.6m 17s long period groundswell from the SSE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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22 km away, 1 h 32 min ago

28 km/h
SW
12.4
19.9
Air / Water (°C)
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