Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.0° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
S
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
S
13
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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