Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
199
193
186
171
88
67
43
22
20
27
26
19
14
14
12
12
20
9
8
33
35
40
41
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
N
10
SSE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
00:44AM0.94m
1:50PM1.23m
1:50AM0.84m
2:58PM1.23m
3:15AM0.80m
4:06PM1.26m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.35m
8:33PM0.54m
7:41AM0.42m
10:01PM0.53m
8:52AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
18
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
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