Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 110 | 430 | 726 | 1256 | 1856 | 2207 | 2389 | 2434 | 3181 | 2556 | 2137 | 1862 | 1040 | 979 | 862 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.43m | 10:37PM1.11m | 11:11AM1.38m | 11:17PM0.99m | 11:58AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.28m | 4:34AM0.23m | 5:37PM0.38m | 5:09AM0.32m | 6:36PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 75 | 62 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2131 | 1739 | 1481 | 1298 | 1040 | 3 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 10 | E 14 | E 12 | E 14 | S 17 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | E 8 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 43 | 96 | 101 | 123 | 8 | 110 | 430 | 726 | 1256 | 1856 | 2207 | 2389 | 2434 | 3181 | 2556 | 2137 | 1862 | — | 979 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 431 | 1582 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 173 | 61 | 458 | 1122 | 1122 | 782 | 586 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 0 |
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