
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.51m | 2:57AM0.93m | 3:05PM1.44m | 4:14AM1.00m | 4:13PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.22m | 8:20AM0.40m | 10:08PM0.20m | 9:46AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 |
17 | 17 | 90 | 85 | 88 | 66 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 5 | E 12 | S 17 | S 9 |
29 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | E 12 | — | E 12 | S 16 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 3 |
62 | 103 | 65 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 59 | 94 | 143 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 587 | 193 | 35 | 35 |
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