Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
11
2.3
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
429
429
416
462
419
481
487
595
2
530
412
316
235
203
203
333
294
423
459
410
634
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SE
10
E
0
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
SW
10
NW
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:26AM0.97m
5:17PM1.29m
6:09AM1.10m
6:02PM1.34m
6:47AM1.24m
6:45PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.47m
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.39m
00:34AM0.15m
12:43PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:03
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6:01
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6:01
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7:00
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7:01
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 mm
1
1
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2
2
1
1
4
13
28
24
11
3
1
2
2
3
1
2
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Temp °C
16
17
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
18
20
21
19
18
18
18
17
14
16
16
16
18
18
17
19
19
18
18
19
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