Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 69 | 112 | 92 | 138 | 68 | 98 | 192 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.26m | 4:33AM0.82m | 5:03PM1.32m | 5:30AM0.88m | 5:50PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.44m | 11:10PM0.46m | 10:04AM0.42m | 11:59PM0.39m | 11:03AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
51 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 35 | 112 | 92 | 64 | 53 | 51 | 192 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 29 | 98 | 41 | 43 | 62 | 62 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 19 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 80 | 138 | 68 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 68 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 188 | 0 | 0 |
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