Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 4 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is

20.3°C

Nambucca Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
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 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
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 Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 6	ENE 6	S 10	S 9	E 6	S 9	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	86	59	38	36	29	29	40	40	39	37	35	34	31	47	47	46	31	29	28	27	21	14	6	6
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	E	NE	ENE	SSW	W	SW	SW	SW	S	ESE	E	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	1:35AM0.92m				1:54PM1.51m					2:57AM0.93m				3:05PM1.44m				4:14AM1.00m				4:13PM1.40m
Low Tide			7:00AM0.34m					9:01PM0.22m				8:20AM0.40m				10:08PM0.20m				9:46AM0.42m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	5	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	21	22	22	20	19	18	17	18	20	20	21	20	18	18	17	18	25	25	22	19	17
Feels °C	17	17	18	22	21	23	23	20	18	17	18	21	19	21	22	19	19	18	19	25	23	22	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 9	E 6	S 9	S 9	NE 6
kJ	86	59	73	53	45	45	46	66	84	60	47	31	30	24	32	26	31	29	25	27	21	14	6	75
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 5	S 9	E 12	S 17	S 9
kJ	3	3	38	36	17	17	40	40	39	37	35	34	31	47	47	46	17	17	28	3	14	3	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 8	S 14	S 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	N 11	E 13	E 13	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	SE 4	SE 4	S 7	SE 5	SE 5	E 10	E 12	—	E 12	S 16
kJ	3	1	15	16	29	29	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	8	5	3	2	3	—	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 3	SE 4	ESE 4	ENE 6	—	—	N 6	N 2	NE 6	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 6	NW 4
kJ	111	96	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	6	10	35	—	—	10	1	47	50	82	143	12
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	16	585	564	0	0	0	0	0	0	265	215	0	0	0	0	0	189	564	54
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1			2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	4	3	2	3	3
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