
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
344 | 195 | 165 | 97 | 144 | 145 | 148 | 151 | 154 | 163 | 184 | 222 | 297 | 359 | 330 | 318 | 227 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.38m | 9:25AM1.58m | 9:39PM1.27m | 10:09AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.02m | 3:45PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.07m | 4:37PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
107 | 195 | 165 | 97 | 144 | 145 | 148 | 83 | 154 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 330 | 318 | 227 | 365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
67 | 99 | 85 | 86 | 97 | 72 | 71 | 151 | 77 | 65 | 62 | 52 | 297 | 359 | 156 | 112 | 112 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 13 | ENE 8 | — |
3 | 71 | 86 | 78 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 52 | 45 | 184 | 222 | 65 | 71 | — | 3 | 24 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
344 | 74 | 64 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 59 | 58 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 265 | 0 | 0 |
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