Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 45 | 30 | 68 | 85 | 118 | 169 | 227 | 156 | 100 | 96 | 54 | 98 | 178 | 110 | 176 | 295 | 355 | 808 | 584 | 407 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.22m | 4:09AM0.83m | 4:23PM1.28m | 5:04AM0.92m | 5:11PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.50m | 10:31PM0.44m | 9:32AM0.48m | 11:18PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 18 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 45 | 30 | 68 | 85 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 156 | 13 | 53 | 54 | 98 | 4 | 110 | 75 | 77 | 355 | 808 | 584 | 407 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 72 | 79 | 48 | 227 | 14 | 100 | 96 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 271 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 | S 21 | NNE 5 | E 15 | S 20 | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 118 | 169 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 35 | 46 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 6 | 178 | 92 | 176 | 295 | — | — | — | — | 314 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 264 | 224 | 61 | 61 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 0 | 0 |
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