Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
1.7
S
5
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
153
498
816
1500
2199
2521
2534
3895
3594
3082
1932
2454
1873
1520
1232
788
611
528
405
230
181
185
262
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
40
SSE
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:37PM1.11m
11:11AM1.38m
11:17PM0.99m
11:58AM1.30m
00:07AM0.88m
12:56PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.23m
5:37PM0.38m
5:09AM0.32m
6:36PM0.46m
5:51AM0.40m
7:53PM0.51m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
15
17
19
17
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
16
14
15
14
13
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
10
10
12
8
6
5
7
7
8
9
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
15
15
14
15
14
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