Tuncurry-North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.17° S 152.51° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuncurry-North Wall sea temperature is

18.5° C

Tuncurry-North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tuncurry-North Wall today (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuncurry-North Wall at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (20 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

Table - waves today at Tuncurry-North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 20						Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	73	75	83	138	175	171	159	136	73	52	43	35	46	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	ESE	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NE	NNE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				1:48PM1.36m				1:53AM1.02m				2:43PM1.36m				2:58AM0.96m				3:42PM1.38m
Low Tide	6:51AM0.53m					8:25PM0.69m				7:41AM0.59m				9:55PM0.68m				8:46AM0.62m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	20	19	17	16	15	15	16	19	20	19	17	17	16	15	14	14	16	18	18	16
Feels °C	11	14	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	17	18	18	16	16	15	14	13	13	16	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 6	NE 6
kJ	73	75	54	29	27	20	106	95	73	52	43	35	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	8	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 4	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	9	8	8	8	7	3	19	14	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	5	2	2	1	2	6	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	SE 7	E 9	E 9	S 12	S 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 7	E 9	SSW 6
kJ	—	—	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 6	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	NE 6	NNE 6
kJ	52	64	83	138	175	171	159	136	—	—	—	—	46	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	27	20
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	53	119	261	79	37	37	5	5	0	37	23	0	19	57	67	57	57	136	192	192	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie			Nambucca Heads	Bonny Hills	Bonny Hills	Back Bommie	Blueys Beach	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Suck Rock 2	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Sawtell	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Sawtell	Trapdoors
Rating (10 max)	2	2			1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	7	6	6	6	4	5	7	6	6	7	6	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	5	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	6	6	5	9	5

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