Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.9°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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
322
557
5
5
403
347
294
6
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:45PM1.37m
7:24AM1.39m
7:27PM1.38m
8:01AM1.52m
8:10PM1.36m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.08m
1:29PM0.20m
1:41AM0.02m
2:15PM0.12m
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:00
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5:58
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7:02
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7:02
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7:04
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 mm
1
1
2
2
1
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2
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Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
24
25
23
21
20
19
19
20
23
21
24
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
19
18
20
22
22
21
20
20
18
18
19
21
21
23
21
20
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