Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.8°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
176
226
221
226
223
201
183
172
173
218
253
272
245
251
264
264
273
383
439
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM1.22m
4:31AM0.87m
4:26PM1.25m
5:26AM0.97m
5:17PM1.29m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.39m
9:48AM0.52m
11:21PM0.32m
10:57AM0.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
6:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:03
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
7:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:00
—
—
 mm
5
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
18
17
17
18
18
16
16
16
18
18
19
17
16
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nambucca Heads surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest