Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
168
245
318
356
356
421
286
324
441
416
449
508
455
469
490
431
376
271
223
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:26PM1.25m
5:26AM0.97m
5:17PM1.29m
6:09AM1.10m
6:02PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.32m
10:57AM0.47m
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.39m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:01
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7:00
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7:00
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7:01
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 mm
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1
4
2
1
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1
1
1
2
1
3
10
11
13
13
5
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
16
16
16
19
20
20
20
19
18
19
18
18
16
17
16
18
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