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Valla Beach surf break

Valla Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Valla Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Valla Beach at 10PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
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3
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3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)131312121212111111111111111010101011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)291628702780325127222470201719451835182416471775133313081406121711541289122111481386122011831049
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
1.72
10:51AM
1.04
11:19PM
1.65
11:55AM
0.95
12:22AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.08
5:07AM
0.11
4:31PM
0.17
6:12AM
0.18
5:26PM
0.27
7:26AM
0.23
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-
Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111------------
Temp. °C222220181717171919201918171616182021201717171618
Feels °C (?)171615151413141516171615141313141617171615151415
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