Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
16
1.3
S
11
0.8
S
15
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
381
296
270
275
229
168
195
140
126
209
144
137
91
86
59
37
36
29
29
40
40
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
E
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
11:46AM1.67m
00:23AM0.97m
12:46PM1.59m
1:35AM0.92m
1:54PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.16m
6:39PM0.15m
5:55AM0.25m
7:48PM0.20m
7:00AM0.34m
9:01PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
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5:52
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Temp °C
16
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
23
24
23
20
19
18
17
17
20
24
24
23
21
Feels °C
15
18
17
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
20
21
18
18
17
16
18
21
23
25
25
22
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