
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 158 | 311 | 210 | 116 | 76 | 52 | 44 | 37 | 72 | 48 | 44 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 107 | 104 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.39m | 1:48AM0.91m | 2:41PM1.42m | 3:19AM0.88m | 3:57PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.27m | 8:14PM0.39m | 7:35AM0.33m | 9:46PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | S 6 | S 5 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 |
30 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 158 | 311 | 210 | 116 | 76 | 52 | 34 | 37 | 72 | 48 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | S 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | E 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 |
34 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | E 10 |
16 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | — | SSE 5 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
36 | 49 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 52 | 60 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 107 | 104 | 311 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 118 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 173 | 215 | 14 | 0 |
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