Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.1
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
762
592
480
384
350
461
438
372
366
305
270
220
160
125
122
94
78
56
47
32
45
45
43
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
W
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM1.48m
4:38AM1.02m
5:24PM1.61m
5:46AM1.03m
6:21PM1.73m
6:48AM1.05m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.31m
10:34AM0.16m
00:11AM0.20m
11:33AM0.12m
1:10AM0.09m
12:29PM0.07m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
11
13
16
17
15
14
13
13
14
18
21
20
16
12
11
10
9
12
16
16
Feels °C
14
11
12
10
9
12
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
16
17
16
13
9
8
7
6
10
13
13
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