Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 99 | 86 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 30 | 68 | 85 | 118 | 169 | 227 | 156 | 100 | 96 | 53 | 94 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | on |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.21m | 2:50AM0.79m | 3:22PM1.22m | 4:09AM0.83m | 4:23PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.50m | 10:31PM0.44m | 9:32AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 100 | 86 | 53 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 30 | 68 | 85 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 94 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | E 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 78 | 80 | 73 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 72 | 79 | 68 | 227 | 156 | 100 | 96 | 45 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 14 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 11 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 151 | 99 | 86 | 40 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 118 | 169 | 40 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 35 | 46 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 118 |
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