Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 3 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
110
108
108
80
78
75
74
73
71
50
49
48
65
106
224
360
291
270
146
173
277
251
447
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:34AM1.46m
1:35PM1.11m
1:27AM1.30m
2:36PM1.17m
2:22AM1.16m
3:34PM1.23m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.14m
7:14PM0.43m
8:07AM0.19m
8:28PM0.49m
8:52AM0.23m
9:44PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
15
18
15
13
13
14
13
15
14
13
12
12
10
9
12
14
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.3
E
9
1.6
S
8
Energy kJ
112
110
108
108
80
78
75
74
73
71
13
15
16
65
106
29
228
187
177
146
173
181
14
324
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
S
11
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
15
15
11
10
7
7
21
4
8
18
50
49
46
47
46
4
28
27
27
15
49
46
43
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
NE
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.4
E
5
0.2
S
14
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
S
18
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
31
30
26
48
24
22
7
21
20
33
31
30
48
4
7
16
4
2
6
54
15
15
5
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
7
16
3
69
2
1
5
9
14
11
6
3
3
15
24
224
360
291
270
277
251
447
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
18
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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