Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.1° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
W
0
NNW
5
NE
0
NNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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