Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.9°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
578
1107
1285
1310
1406
1306
999
842
1044
1313
1304
1178
692
624
528
472
257
251
308
274
280
293
226
392
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM1.26m
7:28PM1.68m
7:57AM1.35m
8:08PM1.62m
8:36AM1.42m
8:46PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.00m
1:06PM0.08m
1:56AM-0.03m
1:52PM0.06m
2:30AM-0.02m
2:36PM0.07m
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
10
9
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
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