Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.9°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 2AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.7
S
9
2
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
728
555
541
755
598
440
340
232
264
270
269
445
475
851
1073
919
971
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
W
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM0.94m
5:02PM1.57m
5:41AM1.04m
5:57PM1.65m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.26m
10:16AM0.29m
11:55PM0.15m
11:21AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
15
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
13
17
15
16
18
17
15
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
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