Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.0°C
1.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.3
S
8
1.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.9
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
249
216
10
264
10
106
82
80
284
465
678
1064
1087
1408
1087
822
637
412
551
527
451
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ESE
15
NE
15
ESE
0
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
S
25
SE
20
SE
10
S
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
5:35AM1.01m
5:43PM1.49m
6:29AM1.14m
6:35PM1.51m
7:14AM1.27m
7:21PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.33m
00:29AM0.13m
12:16PM0.26m
1:09AM0.07m
1:09PM0.19m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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6:18
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6:51
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6:52
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
19
25
26
23
21
19
18
17
17
16
17
18
17
15
13
14
14
18
17
17
18
16
Feels °C
20
26
24
23
24
20
18
15
13
12
12
12
10
10
9
10
10
14
12
13
16
15
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