Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 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
23.4° 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 2PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1151
1049
1046
1037
1048
826
727
714
687
590
590
522
512
512
450
441
377
318
312
260
255
214
212
212
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
ENE
25
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
10
W
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:03AM0.96m
10:22PM1.45m
10:46AM0.91m
11:05PM1.40m
11:36AM0.86m
11:54PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.26m
3:39PM0.29m
5:09AM0.31m
4:17PM0.35m
6:00AM0.35m
5:00PM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
5
1
Temp °C
18
20
21
20
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
20
18
17
16
16
21
24
22
19
15
11
9
19
20
21
19
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
19
20
19
13
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1151
1049
1046
1037
1048
826
727
714
687
590
590
522
512
512
450
441
377
318
312
260
255
214
177
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
S
5
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
2
4
4
3
3
6
7
8
24
6
21
41
19
15
14
13
11
9
8
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
5
0.1
NE
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
25
5
23
2
4
17
15
14
14
13
3
3
3
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
SSW
7
1.4
SW
5
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
31
51
27
27
13
13
12
3
4
1
5
77
212
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
103
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
118
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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