Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is

19.5° C

Nambucca Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (20 Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 20						Friday 21								Saturday 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	E 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	193	186	94	88	67	43	22	25	27	26	19	14	13	12	12	13	8	8	5	35	38	40
Wind (km/h)	W	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSE	NNE	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	off	glassy	cross
High Tide				1:50PM1.23m				1:50AM0.84m				2:58PM1.23m				3:15AM0.80m					4:06PM1.26m
Low Tide	6:45AM0.35m					8:33PM0.54m				7:41AM0.42m					10:01PM0.53m			8:52AM0.44m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	17	18	19	17	16	15	14	14	17	20	20	19	18	16	15	14	16	18	17	18	17
Feels °C	13	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	13	16	18	17	16	17	16	15	13	16	17	16	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	193	186	94	82	67	43	43	33	42	56	19	14	13	12	65	58	42	37	38	35	38	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 10	ENE 6	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 9
kJ	10	20	55	10	15	22	22	14	27	26	2	7	—	2	12	13	8	8	5	5	5	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 10	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	SSE 8	ESE 6	S 12	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	E 9	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 8	SE 7
kJ	—	—	10	—	8	8	21	25	14	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	8	1	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 6	NE 5	NNE 5	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	N 4	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	88	47	39	4	4	1	27	58	53	77	74	87	84	61	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	23	215	0	0	0	8	0	0	229	109	76	23	0	0	0	14	14	0	0	14
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