Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
375
302
284
230
217
173
169
135
132
123
90
40
31
28
29
19
15
25
32
30
30
22
22
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
N
10
NE
20
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:35AM0.92m
6:57PM1.50m
7:16AM0.97m
7:34PM1.56m
7:54AM1.02m
8:09PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.32m
12:11PM0.28m
1:41AM0.25m
12:53PM0.23m
2:15AM0.20m
1:32PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
15
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
16
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
10
10
10
13
13
15
16
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
14
12
10
10
14
17
18
15
12
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