Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is

20.5°C

Nambucca Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 3	S 5	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	156	196	189	170	72	142	106	89	85	58	57	35	33	19	19	18	8	89	380	578	1006	1469	1879	2039
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				9:51AM1.47m				9:59PM1.25m					10:30AM1.43m				10:37PM1.11m				11:11AM1.38m
Low Tide		3:32AM0.07m					4:03PM0.19m				4:02AM0.14m				4:48PM0.28m				4:34AM0.23m				5:37PM0.38m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	14	20	22	20	18	17	15	14	15	20	24	25	22	22	18	17	14	17	18	17	14	13
Feels °C	14	12	13	18	17	15	15	15	13	13	14	19	20	21	21	21	14	12	9	11	11	8	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 14	ENE 6	ENE 13	E 13
kJ	156	196	189	170	72	142	106	89	85	58	57	35	33	19	19	80	74	38	19	9	15	4	18	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSE 12	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSE 10	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	NE 6	E 13	—	—
kJ	11	13	13	12	49	2	2	3	12	12	3	16	16	16	16	18	4	4	4	4	1	14	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	N 13	S 14	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 10	E 16	E 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	N 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	N 12	S 17	ENE 13	—	—	—
kJ	13	3	15	2	12	3	3	2	5	5	2	2	2	—	3	3	3	3	3	6	18	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 4	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	SSW 3	S 5	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	9	2	2	17	60	59	53	44	45	45	44	61	115	104	150	8	89	380	578	1006	1469	1879	2039
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	215	265	0	0	0	0	0	0	260	431	109	8	118	224	127	458	1122	1122	782	586
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2	2			2	1			3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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