Scotts Head surf break

Scotts Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 01 Oct 2025 AEST
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Scotts Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scotts Head sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scotts Head today?

The current surf forecast for Scotts Head at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Scotts Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
1.7
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.5
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)8887141413131212117891010910121110121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4813282001341441321271621099861205545794463354244214446379499145916731289
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.87
4:12PM
1.35
4:58AM
0.98
5:02PM
1.45
5:43AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
0.38
9:29AM
0.45
11:06PM
0.27
10:33AM
0.36
11:46PM
0.15
11:27AM
0.26
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----5:26-------5:24-------5:22---
Sunset-------5:49-------5:50-------5:50
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817161622232320191613131719181715151414191918
Feels °C (?)171817151420192019151210101414151513121111161413
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Scotts Head (light winds from the WSW at Coffs Harbour Airport 35 km from Scotts Head). 0.8m 4s local chop from the SSE with a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the S and a 0.2m 16s long period groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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35 km away, 1 h 28 min ago

17 km/h
WSW
0.0
20.2
Air / Water (°C)
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