Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
249
387
489
534
484
311
223
185
235
502
467
451
450
416
373
365
305
305
325
299
427
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:53AM1.50m
11:09PM1.01m
11:33AM1.43m
11:51PM0.93m
12:18PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.26m
4:51AM0.27m
6:13PM0.33m
5:28AM0.35m
7:08PM0.40m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
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6:11
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6:09
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6:09
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6:55
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6:57
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6:58
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 mm
7
4
3
2
1
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1
1
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1
1
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2
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
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