Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
2.3
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
E
9
2.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
11
3
E
11
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
669
536
726
1490
3100
2166
2097
1993
2057
1917
1928
1734
1586
1881
1275
1587
1402
1268
1160
951
847
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:05AM1.19m
11:10PM1.54m
11:56AM1.21m
11:54PM1.36m
12:49PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.02m
4:47PM0.21m
5:45AM0.08m
5:42PM0.32m
6:24AM0.15m
6:42PM0.43m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
16
15
15
13
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