Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 273 | 363 | 255 | 518 | 683 | 558 | 489 | 477 | 436 | 348 | 200 | 137 | 86 | 113 | 145 | 154 | 157 | 200 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.46m | 8:45AM1.54m | 8:56PM1.38m | 9:25AM1.58m | 9:39PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM-0.00m | 2:58PM0.08m | 3:03AM0.02m | 3:45PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | E 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 101 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 200 | 137 | 78 | 113 | 145 | 76 | 157 | 200 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 45 | 74 | 42 | 67 | 76 | 75 | 86 | 68 | 45 | 154 | 73 | 74 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 16 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 59 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 18 | 21 | — | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 273 | 363 | 255 | 518 | 683 | 558 | 489 | 477 | 436 | 348 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 0 | 14 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 124 | 0 | 0 |
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