
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
702 | 624 | 551 | 472 | 273 | 251 | 318 | 280 | 292 | 313 | 276 | 429 | 198 | 300 | 272 | 225 | 216 | 192 | 167 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.62m | 8:36AM1.42m | 8:46PM1.52m | 9:14AM1.46m | 9:23PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.06m | 2:30AM-0.02m | 2:36PM0.07m | 3:01AM0.01m | 3:20PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
702 | 624 | 551 | 472 | 273 | 251 | 318 | 280 | 292 | 313 | 276 | 429 | 198 | 300 | 272 | 225 | 216 | 192 | 167 | 156 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ESE 6 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 16 | E 13 |
6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 93 | 81 | 37 | 72 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 112 | 37 | 143 | 128 | 124 | 64 | 55 | 48 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | S 14 | E 13 | SSE 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 |
14 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 93 | 13 | 120 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 23 | 0 |
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