Scotts Head surf break

Scotts Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scotts Head today?

The current surf forecast for Scotts Head at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

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Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
1.2
NE
0.4
S
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.6
NE
2
NE
Period(s) (?)127117710101010577779999855556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)461393899771918181714515048398113215910169475851133287
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
1.17
7:07AM
1.38
7:06PM
1.14
7:41AM
1.46
7:46PM
1.11
8:13AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.18
1:24PM
0.32
1:08AM
0.17
2:04PM
0.27
1:39AM
0.17
2:43PM
0.23
Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise----5:41-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:23-------7:24
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242220192226292821191616182021222019181719242423
Feels °C (?)252118161923262619191515171819191718171619222020
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