Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
1
ENE
9
0.1
E
13
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
199
162
158
126
99
123
228
185
4
3
166
4
103
82
99
82
103
123
111
90
82
66
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
4:35AM0.94m
5:13PM1.60m
5:44AM0.99m
6:11PM1.71m
6:42AM1.06m
7:02PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.30m
10:19AM0.23m
00:08AM0.19m
11:24AM0.17m
1:01AM0.08m
12:22PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
18
22
21
18
16
16
16
16
18
16
17
15
13
12
13
13
17
20
20
16
15
Feels °C
13
11
11
16
18
17
15
14
12
11
11
14
10
12
11
10
8
10
11
15
18
17
14
13
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