Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 3 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is

20.1°C

Nambucca Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (13 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).
	Sat 12				Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	274	292	242	429	323	275	255	204	216	175	170	158	156	150	157	177	72	142	106	89
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	N	NW	NW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				8:46PM1.52m				9:14AM1.46m				9:23PM1.39m				9:51AM1.47m				9:59PM1.25m
Low Tide						3:01AM0.01m				3:20PM0.12m				3:32AM0.07m					4:03PM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	17	15	16	15	18	18	18	17	16	15	13	13	20	22	20	18	17
Feels °C	16	16	17	17	14	15	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	11	11	18	17	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11
kJ	274	292	242	429	323	275	255	204	216	175	170	158	156	150	157	177	72	142	106	89
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	S 18	SSE 19	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 18	S 16	E 13	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 13	E 12	SSE 12	E 10	E 10	E 12
kJ	122	122	117	167	120	143	128	124	64	55	47	13	12	12	13	12	49	2	2	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 14	S 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 16	E 13	E 13	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 10
kJ	6	16	93	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	5	13	13	15	2	2	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	—	NNW 3	NNW 2	N 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	15	18	—	2	1	4	25	60	51	45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	25	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	124	215	0	0	0	0	0	0	374	374	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall		Nambucca Heads	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie			Nambucca Heads	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders
Rating (10 max)	2		2	3	3	3	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	2	6
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6

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