
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
578 | 1107 | 1285 | 1310 | 1406 | 1306 | 999 | 842 | 1044 | 1313 | 1304 | 1178 | 692 | 624 | 528 | 472 | 257 | 251 | 308 | 274 | 280 | 293 | 226 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.26m | 7:28PM1.68m | 7:57AM1.35m | 8:08PM1.62m | 8:36AM1.42m | 8:46PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.00m | 1:06PM0.08m | 1:56AM-0.03m | 1:52PM0.06m | 2:30AM-0.02m | 2:36PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
48 | 105 | 99 | 57 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 757 | 1046 | 936 | 872 | 692 | 624 | 528 | 472 | 257 | 251 | 308 | 274 | 280 | 293 | 226 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 23 | S 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 |
15 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 42 | 52 | 103 | 163 | 144 | 129 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 77 | 75 | 15 | 69 | 123 | 123 | 115 | 165 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 19 | E 15 | S 23 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 21 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | E 9 |
5 | 28 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
578 | 1107 | 1285 | 1310 | 1406 | 1306 | 999 | 842 | 1044 | 1313 | 1304 | 1178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 216 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
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