Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
1.7
SSE
6
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
116
56
52
44
37
72
48
44
27
28
29
29
193
478
643
624
803
954
745
596
499
388
333
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
0
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:48AM0.91m
2:41PM1.42m
3:19AM0.88m
3:57PM1.48m
4:39AM0.94m
5:02PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.33m
9:46PM0.35m
8:58AM0.33m
10:59PM0.26m
10:16AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
16
22
26
25
23
22
23
22
22
24
24
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
13
14
20
23
23
22
20
21
20
19
22
20
14
14
15
13
13
12
16
15
17
18
18
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