Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1088 | 809 | 1137 | 1423 | 1304 | 1175 | 772 | 612 | 539 | 472 | 273 | 385 | 315 | 268 | 280 | 242 | 207 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.68m | 7:57AM1.35m | 8:08PM1.62m | 8:36AM1.42m | 8:46PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM-0.03m | 1:52PM0.06m | 2:30AM-0.02m | 2:36PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 103 | 163 | 757 | 792 | 961 | 855 | 772 | 612 | 539 | 472 | 273 | 385 | 315 | 268 | 280 | 242 | 207 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 9 | SSE 21 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 144 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 90 | 6 | 37 | 72 | 123 | 122 | 117 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | E 15 | E 9 | ENE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1088 | 809 | 1137 | 1423 | 1304 | 1175 | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 |
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