Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.4° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
235
176
239
502
467
442
532
446
365
358
305
319
299
313
592
569
522
522
501
442
433
353
373
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09PM1.01m
11:33AM1.43m
11:51PM0.93m
12:18PM1.35m
00:43AM0.85m
1:12PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.27m
6:13PM0.33m
5:28AM0.35m
7:08PM0.40m
6:12AM0.43m
8:15PM0.44m
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light rain
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clear
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Temp °C
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
16
15
15
16
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
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