Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 765 | 849 | 906 | 887 | 810 | 762 | 673 | 628 | 657 | 614 | 598 | 558 | 558 | 521 | 485 | 485 | 521 | 403 | 465 | 1136 | 1461 | 1696 | 2005 | 2294 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:41PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:26PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM-0.05m | 3:05PM0.05m | 4:23AM-0.03m | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 22 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 403 | 465 | 36 | 1461 | 1696 | 2005 | 2294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | N 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | S 19 | S 15 | — | S 22 | — | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 18 | — | 9 | — | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 765 | 849 | 906 | 887 | 810 | 762 | 673 | 628 | 657 | 614 | 598 | 558 | 558 | 521 | 485 | 485 | 521 | 135 | 306 | 1136 | 173 | 199 | 153 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 192 | 192 | 173 | 127 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 264 | 293 | 360 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 383 | 506 | 473 | 383 |
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