Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1060
970
900
800
635
557
484
484
408
405
354
347
306
235
185
295
289
243
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
15
NE
10
N
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
00:40AM1.19m
1:45PM1.23m
1:31AM1.04m
2:44PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.43m
7:05AM0.22m
7:51PM0.51m
7:48AM0.29m
9:11PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
14
14
17
20
20
18
15
Feels °C
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
18
15
16
13
13
17
19
17
17
13
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