Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
300 | 292 | 281 | 300 | 275 | 217 | 207 | 443 | 410 | 327 | 251 | 216 | 138 | 172 | 165 | 186 | 167 | 132 | 59 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.08m | 12:50PM1.27m | 00:44AM0.94m | 1:50PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.41m | 6:03AM0.27m | 7:12PM0.50m | 6:45AM0.35m | 8:33PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
300 | 292 | 281 | 300 | 275 | 217 | 207 | 443 | 410 | 327 | 251 | 216 | 138 | 172 | 165 | 186 | 167 | 132 | 59 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | SE 7 |
36 | 71 | 96 | 131 | 156 | 157 | 151 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 11 | S 8 | S 15 | — | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 4 | — | 29 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 102 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 215 | 0 | 0 |
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