Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 38 | 103 | 146 | 92 | 140 | 71 | 134 | 85 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.26m | 4:33AM0.82m | 5:03PM1.32m | 5:30AM0.88m | 5:50PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.46m | 10:04AM0.42m | 11:59PM0.39m | 11:03AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 38 | 103 | 146 | 92 | 29 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 54 | 38 | 25 | 85 | 42 | 61 | 62 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 9 | S 12 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 76 | 140 | 71 | 134 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 67 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 14 | 14 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 215 | 0 | 0 |
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