Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | E 6 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 256 | 232 | 156 | 135 | 115 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 109 | 123 | 127 | 109 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 79 | 81 | 117 | 32 | 31 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.02m | 5:51PM1.43m | 6:23AM1.13m | 6:27PM1.48m | 6:57AM1.25m | 7:03PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.33m | 00:27AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.25m | 00:57AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 92 | 89 | 65 | 135 | 115 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 79 | 81 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 182 | 256 | 232 | 137 | 45 | 55 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | S 16 | E 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 68 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 112 | 155 | 165 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 123 | 127 | 109 | — | — | 98 | 7 | 7 | 117 | 107 | 157 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 329 | 329 | 429 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 215 | 264 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nambucca Heads surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest