Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.3° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
5
5
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.1
SE
12
3
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4362
3975
3725
3262
2590
2252
1862
1704
1487
1202
1798
794
1082
855
1092
947
862
753
753
753
665
678
692
647
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:10AM1.23m
2:22PM1.25m
2:13AM1.13m
3:24PM1.36m
3:24AM1.06m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.46m
7:44AM0.17m
8:27PM0.46m
8:36AM0.18m
9:48PM0.41m
9:34AM0.18m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:43
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
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