
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (09 Aug):
- 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 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
158 | 126 | 123 | 126 | 194 | 147 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 125 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 82 | 77 | 2 | 80 | 62 | 62 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.60m | 5:44AM0.99m | 6:11PM1.71m | 6:42AM1.06m | 7:02PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.19m | 11:24AM0.17m | 1:01AM0.08m | 12:22PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
158 | 126 | 123 | 126 | 194 | 147 | 4 | 3 | 427 | 169 | 158 | 82 | 77 | 87 | 77 | 135 | 80 | 62 | 62 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | S 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 |
9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 125 | 80 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 50 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 14 | S 6 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | E 13 | — | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | — |
10 | 15 | 29 | 79 | 106 | 230 | 503 | 616 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 131 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 428 | 431 | 122 | 23 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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