Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.9
SE
14
1.5
SSE
11
1.1
SE
14
1.5
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
340
348
511
471
451
1162
948
850
731
604
505
385
400
315
246
183
129
97
45
37
36
19
37
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:22AM1.18m
10:24PM1.48m
11:04AM1.22m
11:02PM1.38m
11:51AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.09m
4:07PM0.25m
4:55AM0.10m
4:53PM0.30m
5:31AM0.12m
5:47PM0.36m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
18
19
17
16
15
14
15
18
20
20
19
16
Feels °C
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
15
15
16
14
14
13
12
13
17
17
16
17
13
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