Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
80
123
302
241
287
318
273
395
450
563
481
398
202
192
173
163
120
120
134
108
128
189
214
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19AM1.22m
8:34PM1.79m
9:03AM1.28m
9:15PM1.71m
9:46AM1.32m
9:55PM1.57m
Low Tide
2:29AM-0.04m
2:04PM0.03m
3:08AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.05m
3:45AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
17
18
17
17
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
10
9
8
13
14
12
14
13
12
10
10
13
14
14
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
12
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