Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 156 | 147 | 151 | 129 | 118 | 134 | 143 | 135 | 112 | 92 | 103 | 169 | 160 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.38m | 9:57PM1.40m | 10:33AM1.41m | 10:39PM1.27m | 11:20AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.18m | 4:14AM0.07m | 4:42PM0.24m | 4:50AM0.12m | 5:38PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
169 | 137 | 147 | 151 | 120 | 118 | 92 | 143 | 135 | 98 | 92 | 55 | 169 | 160 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
27 | 156 | 140 | 134 | 129 | 116 | 134 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 103 | 50 | 50 | 23 | 19 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
106 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 81 | 112 | 86 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 49 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 42 | 36 | 1 | — | 17 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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