
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 145 | 148 | 151 | 154 | 163 | 163 | 222 | 297 | 359 | 330 | 318 | 227 | 365 | 284 | 203 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 45 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.58m | 9:39PM1.27m | 10:09AM1.58m | 10:26PM1.15m | 10:59AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.07m | 4:37PM0.16m | 4:20AM0.15m | 5:38PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
144 | 145 | 148 | 83 | 154 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 330 | 318 | 227 | 365 | 29 | 203 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 45 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | — | — | ENE 7 |
97 | 72 | 71 | 151 | 77 | 65 | 62 | 52 | 297 | 359 | 156 | 112 | 112 | 20 | 284 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 33 | — | — | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 13 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 52 | 45 | 86 | 222 | 65 | 65 | — | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | 68 | 34 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 57 | 63 | 45 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 63 | 133 | 124 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 431 | 0 | 0 |
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