Valla Beach Surf Forecast

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

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (30.59° S 153.01° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Valla Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Valla Beach sea temperature is 23.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Valla Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Valla Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 May)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (21 May)	8ft (2.4m)	10s
Evening (21 May)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

Table - waves today at Valla Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 20		Thursday 21								Friday 22								Saturday 23
	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	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1279	1137	1137	1178	1187	1170	1161	1207	851	1180	1351	1362	1640	2769	3299	4477	4759	4742	3839	3376	2921	2401	2201	2351
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE
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-off	cross	cross
High Tide			11:08PM1.72m				11:52AM0.97m				00:07AM1.61m					1:01PM0.96m				1:08AM1.49m				2:12PM1.00m
Low Tide	4:20PM0.17m				6:05AM0.11m				5:19PM0.26m					7:07AM0.15m			6:25PM0.35m					8:07AM0.18m


	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	21	21
Feels °C	12	11	11	10	11	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	13	12	12	11	12	13	15	16	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	SE 11	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11
kJ	319	273	268	234	230	228	223	219	181	173	143	121	273	48	32	19	—	4041	3343	2798	2604	2401	2201	2351
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	171	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—
kJ	1279	1137	1137	1178	1187	1170	1161	1207	851	1180	1351	1362	1640	2769	3299	4477	4759	4742	3839	3376	2921	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca) NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	6	5	5	4	6	5	4	2
Distance (km)	51	4	2	4	4	4	4	10	4	4	4	4	276	435	435	435	435	51	4	4	4	62	380	396
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Hat Head	Hat Head	Hat Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head						Hat Head	Hat Head	Hat Head	Scotts Head	Saltwater
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4						5	5	6	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	8	5	5	7	6	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	6

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