Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
1
SSE
4
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
27
458
650
659
697
803
755
598
440
333
227
171
258
238
351
280
659
938
920
944
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:57PM1.48m
4:39AM0.94m
5:02PM1.57m
5:41AM1.04m
5:57PM1.65m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.33m
10:59PM0.26m
10:16AM0.29m
11:55PM0.15m
11:21AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
26
21
19
18
16
16
16
15
18
18
19
19
17
16
16
15
17
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
19
23
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
17
15
17
18
17
15
14
12
13
14
14
13
13
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