Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.8° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
438
427
394
328
270
216
175
154
122
94
78
56
55
69
58
43
42
39
37
21
10
10
9
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:24PM1.61m
5:46AM1.03m
6:21PM1.73m
6:48AM1.05m
7:14PM1.83m
7:44AM1.08m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.20m
11:33AM0.12m
1:10AM0.09m
12:29PM0.07m
2:03AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
13
13
12
13
17
21
21
16
13
11
10
10
12
15
15
14
12
12
10
10
13
Feels °C
13
14
13
11
11
10
11
15
17
17
13
10
8
7
7
10
12
13
12
10
9
6
7
10
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