Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 126 | 99 | 123 | 228 | 185 | 4 | 3 | 166 | 4 | 103 | 82 | 99 | 82 | 103 | 123 | 111 | 90 | 82 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 4:35AM0.94m | 5:13PM1.60m | 5:44AM0.99m | 6:11PM1.71m | 6:42AM1.06m | 7:02PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.30m | 10:19AM0.23m | 00:08AM0.19m | 11:24AM0.17m | 1:01AM0.08m | 12:22PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 203 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 126 | 99 | 123 | 228 | 185 | 4 | 3 | 236 | 291 | 158 | 120 | 78 | 82 | 103 | 123 | 111 | 90 | 82 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 4 | 103 | 82 | 99 | 66 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 14 | S 6 | — | E 13 | E 13 | NW 4 | E 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | N 8 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 68 | 137 | 106 | 205 | 465 | 587 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 163 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 294 | 137 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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