Scotts Head surf break

Scotts Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 13 Aug 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Scotts Head today?

The current surf forecast for Scotts Head at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)999101010999999999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)280232262295247292288274234212211194211172190194196176177185172186205224
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
1.59
10:48AM
1.33
10:53PM
1.45
11:38AM
1.37
11:41PM
1.29
12:34PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.00
4:44PM
0.20
5:17AM
0.05
5:41PM
0.28
5:59AM
0.12
6:50PM
0.36
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:22-----
Sunset-----5:20-------5:21-------5:22--
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Rain (mm)
------231----121--------
Temp. °C141312141516151313121213161614131212131516161613
Feels °C (?)1312111313141411111010101212111199111414141411
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Scotts Head (calm at Coffs Harbour Airport 35 km from Scotts Head). 1.0m 9s swell from the E with a 0.8m 9s swell from the SSE and a 0.3m 10s swell from the ESE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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0.0
20.4
Air / Water (°C)
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