Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 228 | 158 | 253 | 312 | 339 | 793 | 562 | 375 | 395 | 210 | 120 | 198 | 259 | 235 | 195 | 133 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.28m | 5:04AM0.92m | 5:11PM1.36m | 5:46AM1.02m | 5:51PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.41m | 11:55PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 50 | 216 | 793 | 562 | 375 | 233 | 210 | 80 | 198 | 100 | 90 | 47 | 51 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 123 | 116 | 112 | 184 | 259 | 235 | 195 | 126 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | E 15 | NE 5 | N 5 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 62 | 120 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 228 | 158 | 253 | 312 | 339 | — | — | — | 395 | 90 | 88 | 104 | 149 | 176 | 153 | 133 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 224 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 118 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 0 |
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