Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
148
147
127
6
6
33
37
2
3
134
134
226
293
319
268
489
560
545
543
264
229
223
195
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
SW
15
SW
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM1.36m
7:39PM1.50m
8:08AM1.46m
8:17PM1.46m
8:45AM1.54m
8:56PM1.38m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.04m
1:32PM0.12m
1:57AM0.00m
2:14PM0.09m
2:29AM-0.00m
2:58PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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5:31
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5:45
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5:45
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2
5
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
22
24
21
19
17
16
16
17
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
15
14
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
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