Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.6
ENE
0.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1313119119879777777788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14139696635693939079998181107220307343270270223228
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
1.40
12:58PM
1.14
1:51AM
1.39
2:02PM
1.00
3:02AM
1.39
3:26PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.31
7:06PM
0.19
8:22AM
0.38
8:02PM
0.27
9:55AM
0.40
9:14PM
0.33
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:27-------7:25--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222282827252423232226252524232323222525252422
Feels °C (?)232223272726252524252427252526252525242524242423
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