Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (17 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16		Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	314	307	301	295	248	242	242	283	230	295	325	320	320	326	286	297	297	249	254	254	259	247	202	198
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	S	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		9:08PM1.88m				9:42AM1.07m				10:00PM1.84m					10:37AM1.06m				10:51PM1.74m				11:34AM1.06m
Low Tide				3:58AM-0.03m				3:17PM0.08m					4:50AM0.00m				4:10PM0.14m				5:41AM0.04m


	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	15	15	16	19	20	18	16	15	14	14	16	20	19	18	16	15	14	15	18	23	22
Feels °C	16	16	15	14	14	16	18	18	16	14	14	13	13	15	18	16	16	14	14	12	13	16	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	314	307	301	295	248	242	242	283	230	295	325	320	320	326	286	297	297	249	254	254	259	247	202	198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 12
kJ	35	27	20	25	20	68	61	59	58	57	35	32	31	31	30	31	17	16	16	14	6	6	11	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 9	S 11	S 12	S 12	—	—
kJ	35	55	53	72	69	20	14	14	15	10	6	6	6	4	—	3	3	3	14	2	3	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	5	5	8	12	13	31	35	38	51	46	43	43	40	39
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	3	3	4	2	4	3	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

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