Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 04 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 8PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
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
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
989
1029
1313
1504
1401
1288
1158
1049
951
932
843
826
727
714
687
590
592
592
512
512
441
441
377
369
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:43PM1.51m
10:03AM0.96m
10:22PM1.45m
10:46AM0.91m
11:05PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.26m
3:39PM0.29m
5:09AM0.31m
4:17PM0.35m
6:00AM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
3
3
2
Temp °C
24
24
21
21
19
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
21
20
18
17
16
16
20
22
22
20
21
19
19
19
21
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
20
20
17
17
16
16
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
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
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
989
1029
1313
1504
1401
1288
1158
1049
951
932
843
826
727
714
687
590
592
592
512
512
441
441
377
369
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
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
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
6
7
25
24
23
21
41
21
16
25
22
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
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
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.4
SSW
17
0.1
N
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
5
5
97
1
2
16
16
4
14
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
S
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
56
52
4
4
21
40
46
37
19
12
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
23
215
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
124
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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