Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 69 | 66 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.02m | 11:58AM1.50m | 00:31AM0.92m | 1:09PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.24m | 5:08AM0.24m | 6:51PM0.30m | 6:08AM0.32m | 8:16PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 67 | 69 | 66 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 129 | 145 | 107 | 104 | 83 | 72 | 62 | 106 | 199 | 187 | 161 | 167 | 156 | 136 | 136 | 181 | 248 | 209 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 459 | 364 | 246 | 229 | 122 | 35 | 23 | 173 | 207 | 109 | 270 | 246 |
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