Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 3 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is

20.5°C

Nambucca Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (14 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night).
	Sun 13				Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	179	132	170	158	156	196	157	141	72	142	106	89	59	58	57	35	33	19	19	18
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				9:23PM1.39m				9:51AM1.47m				9:59PM1.25m					10:30AM1.43m
Low Tide						3:32AM0.07m					4:03PM0.19m				4:02AM0.14m				4:48PM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	16	15	13	13	20	22	20	18	17	15	14	15	21	23	24	21	21
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	14	11	11	18	17	15	15	15	13	12	14	20	19	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6
kJ	179	132	170	158	156	196	157	141	72	142	106	89	59	58	57	35	33	19	19	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	S 18	S 16	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 13	E 13	S 13	SSE 12	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSE 10
kJ	64	55	48	10	12	13	13	13	49	2	3	3	12	12	12	16	16	16	4	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 13	S 14	E 12	E 10	E 12	E 10	E 10	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 9	E 9	—	N 12	E 12
kJ	13	13	13	13	13	3	15	12	2	3	2	2	5	5	5	2	2	—	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	N 3	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	N 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6
kJ	2	11	15	3	—	1	1	5	27	63	68	47	51	43	38	44	61	111	114	182
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca) NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	124	215	0	0	0	0	0	0	265	374	0	0	0	0	0	0	260	229	109	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie			Nambucca Heads	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Back Bommie	Back Bommie			Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Boomerang Beach (North)	Back Bommie		Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Tuncurry-North Wall	Saltwater
Rating (10 max)			2	2	2	2	2	2			1	1	2	1	2	1		1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	6	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	5	5	7	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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