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Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
23.2° 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 9AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | |
1517 | 1784 | 1978 | 1291 | 1613 | 1654 | 1062 | 999 | 1278 | 1068 | 1172 | 1055 | 828 | 649 | 554 | 554 | 538 | 488 | 394 | 394 | 370 | 350 | 286 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.56m | 1:12PM0.90m | 1:31AM1.48m | 2:35PM0.91m | 2:43AM1.42m | 3:50PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.36m | 8:41AM0.24m | 7:58PM0.42m | 9:47AM0.22m | 9:22PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
402 | 1040 | 1978 | 626 | 5 | 4 | 400 | 419 | 4 | 232 | 1029 | 884 | 828 | 109 | 554 | 48 | 538 | 488 | 394 | 394 | 370 | 350 | 286 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | N 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 |
5 | 691 | 281 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 190 | 173 | 169 | 4 | 69 | 2 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
1517 | 1784 | 1802 | 1291 | 1613 | 1654 | 1062 | 999 | 1278 | 1068 | 1172 | 1055 | — | 649 | — | 554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 264 | 264 | 127 | 124 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 124 | 61 | 122 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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