Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)778887779997888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)366427531576526387297265151137134167125119969687116167268262262262262
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
1.20
3:53PM
0.93
5:10AM
1.25
5:03PM
0.87
6:02AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.31
10:33AM
0.57
10:04PM
0.34
11:50AM
0.53
10:58PM
0.35
12:50PM
0.45
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:58---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:53-------7:53
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11--------------1------
Temp. °C232121212123232323222222222325242423222223252525
Feels °C (?)212020202021212223222323232426242524242324252525
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