Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
S
16
0.7
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
96
5
70
106
135
119
145
320
383
302
199
154
113
88
88
65
64
45
54
55
55
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
20
SE
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SE
20
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:40AM1.63m
8:54PM1.31m
9:20AM1.71m
9:39PM1.24m
10:05AM1.74m
10:28PM1.15m
Low Tide
2:16AM-0.00m
3:02PM0.06m
2:53AM0.00m
3:50PM0.03m
3:32AM0.03m
4:41PM0.04m
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light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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7:06
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2
8
2
1
1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
20
20
21
23
21
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
16
17
21
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
21
23
25
21
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
19
17
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
18
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