Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
72
72
50
31
31
31
20
20
20
21
21
131
102
108
104
86
62
64
176
232
238
212
251
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
SW
5
NNW
0
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:15AM0.95m
6:30PM1.48m
6:53AM1.03m
7:05PM1.55m
7:28AM1.11m
7:39PM1.59m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.30m
11:51AM0.30m
1:10AM0.22m
12:33PM0.23m
1:41AM0.15m
1:12PM0.18m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
4
1
3
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
21
23
23
21
20
18
15
16
17
20
19
19
16
15
14
15
16
17
18
18
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
18
18
19
20
20
18
15
17
18
18
18
18
15
13
11
13
14
14
15
17
16
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