Nambucca Heads surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
23.2° 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 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
ESE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111101010101111111112121112121111111010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)205918611432130812341406121712891313154616331784177112591513131390371873912541049791712622
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
1.65
11:56AM
0.95
12:21AM
1.56
1:12PM
0.90
1:31AM
1.48
2:35PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.17
6:12AM
0.18
5:26PM
0.27
7:25AM
0.23
6:35PM
0.36
8:41AM
0.24
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11-----1-1---11221-----4
Temp. °C191817161618212019171716171920201919181818202120
Feels °C (?)161514131314171616141413141616171616161616171819
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