Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.5°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.1
S
18
1.3
ENE
6
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
19
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
6
145
20
5
6
5
5
7
4
4
392
533
533
480
470
394
342
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
S
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58AM0.87m
2:27PM1.44m
3:25AM0.91m
3:41PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.31m
7:27AM0.38m
9:36PM0.27m
8:55AM0.38m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
24
26
22
19
18
17
17
17
19
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
15
21
21
18
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
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