Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 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 5PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). 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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.1
SE
12
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2590
2529
1862
1555
1439
1202
1000
794
1124
926
1114
947
880
832
769
725
637
816
832
798
762
672
538
480
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
Wind State
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
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:22PM1.25m
2:13AM1.13m
3:24PM1.36m
3:24AM1.06m
4:25PM1.48m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.17m
8:27PM0.46m
8:36AM0.18m
9:48PM0.41m
9:34AM0.18m
11:05PM0.31m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
9
10
12
14
14
14
11
12
10
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