Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 229 | 181 | 195 | 138 | 126 | 263 | 187 | 134 | 91 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 31 | 28 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:23AM0.97m | 12:46PM1.59m | 1:35AM0.92m | 1:54PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.15m | 5:55AM0.25m | 7:48PM0.20m | 7:00AM0.34m | 9:01PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 275 | 229 | 181 | 151 | 122 | 92 | 263 | 187 | 134 | 91 | 86 | 59 | 51 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 141 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | S 11 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 203 | 142 | 138 | 195 | 138 | 126 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | S 14 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 87 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 94 | 41 | 69 | 84 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 585 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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