Treachery Head Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (32.45° S 152.53° E)

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Treachery Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Treachery Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is 22.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Treachery Head today?

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	-	-
Afternoon (26 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (26 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).
	Tue 26				Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2259	2084	1966	1985	1684	1595	1436	1436	1290	1266	1111	1095	969	855	799	1165	1246	1107	907	917	759	650	623	544
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	N	WNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			5:07PM1.35m				5:03AM1.15m				5:47PM1.43m				5:53AM1.10m				6:23PM1.50m				6:39AM1.08m
Low Tide					11:20PM0.45m				11:09AM0.27m				00:12AM0.39m				11:44AM0.29m				00:57AM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	3	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	2	3	4	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	18	19	19	21	20	20	19	17	17	18
Feels °C	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	19	20	18	20	18	18	19	15	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	S 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	1735	45	1966	1985	1684	1595	1436	1436	1290	1266	1111	1095	969	855	799	757	915	898	22	21	759	650	623	544
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 11
kJ	47	75	44	41	21	21	21	9	8	8	8	17	30	28	40	25	23	22	21	46	21	12	10	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 17	S 11	S 12	S 16	S 16	S 11	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	18	17	17	23	3	11	45	44	10	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 6	SW 3	WSW 4	WSW 3
kJ	2259	2084	133	123	139	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1165	1246	1107	907	917	71	2	11	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Shelley Beach NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Fly Roads NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Boomerang Beach (North) NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	57	140	57	47	13	12	10	0	13	31	166	13	0	0	0	0	13	57	31	13	0	27	27	15
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Trapdoors	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Diamond Head	Back Bommie	Sawtell-The Island	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Forster Beach (Nambucca)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	5	6	7	6	7	7	9	6	9	6	9	9	9	8	7	9	7	7	6

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