Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
S
10
1
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
181
232
264
220
240
302
533
363
333
306
317
743
693
561
476
400
306
307
269
218
388
214
540
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28AM1.11m
7:39PM1.59m
8:03AM1.19m
8:12PM1.60m
8:38AM1.27m
8:45PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.15m
1:12PM0.18m
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.14m
2:41AM0.05m
2:30PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
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