
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 5 | 70 | 106 | 135 | 119 | 145 | 320 | 383 | 302 | 199 | 154 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 54 | 55 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.63m | 8:54PM1.31m | 9:20AM1.71m | 9:39PM1.24m | 10:05AM1.74m | 10:28PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM-0.00m | 3:02PM0.06m | 2:53AM0.00m | 3:50PM0.03m | 3:32AM0.03m | 4:41PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
553 | 439 | 392 | 260 | 232 | 82 | 73 | 56 | 44 | 42 | 320 | 383 | 302 | 199 | 154 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 41 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 55 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 7 |
— | — | — | 96 | 5 | 70 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 61 | 41 | 65 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 10 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 5 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NW 2 | — | WSW 2 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
792 | 702 | — | — | — | 12 | 106 | 135 | 119 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 44 | 1 | — | 1 | 36 | 54 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 188 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 124 | 431 | 0 | 0 |
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