Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.7° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
16
17
17
17
28
107
271
462
553
703
698
627
540
444
400
430
396
352
352
211
317
306
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:05PM1.88m
8:36AM1.12m
8:54PM1.88m
9:26AM1.15m
9:41PM1.82m
Low Tide
2:52AM-0.04m
2:15PM0.03m
3:39AM-0.05m
3:05PM0.05m
4:23AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
14
15
16
14
14
13
14
14
13
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
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