Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
187
134
91
86
59
37
36
31
29
40
40
39
38
35
33
47
66
24
43
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:35AM0.92m
1:54PM1.51m
2:57AM0.93m
3:05PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.20m
7:00AM0.34m
9:01PM0.22m
8:20AM0.40m
10:08PM0.20m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6
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Temp °C
24
22
21
19
18
17
17
20
20
21
21
19
18
17
18
21
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
21
20
18
18
17
17
18
21
20
22
23
21
19
17
18
22
21
21
23
21
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