Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (01 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 118 | 134 | 143 | 135 | 127 | 92 | 103 | 169 | 160 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.40m | 10:33AM1.41m | 10:39PM1.27m | 11:20AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.07m | 4:42PM0.24m | 4:50AM0.12m | 5:38PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 120 | 118 | 92 | 143 | 135 | 127 | 92 | 55 | 169 | 160 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 116 | 134 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 103 | 50 | 50 | 24 | 17 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 12 | 38 | 81 | 112 | 86 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 49 | — | — | 17 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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