Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
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)
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
3
1.5
S
5
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
35
33
19
19
18
8
110
430
726
1256
1856
2207
2389
2434
3181
2556
2137
1862
1040
979
862
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SE
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
10:30AM1.43m
10:37PM1.11m
11:11AM1.38m
11:17PM0.99m
11:58AM1.30m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.14m
4:48PM0.28m
4:34AM0.23m
5:37PM0.38m
5:09AM0.32m
6:36PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
20
23
25
21
21
18
16
15
16
17
17
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
14
18
19
21
20
20
15
11
10
10
10
8
6
6
7
7
8
9
12
13
13
12
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