Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (20 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 268 | 257 | 199 | 208 | 203 | 91 | 88 | 67 | 43 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:44AM0.94m | 1:50PM1.23m | 1:50AM0.84m | 2:58PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.50m | 6:45AM0.35m | 8:33PM0.54m | 7:41AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 268 | 257 | 199 | 208 | 203 | 91 | 82 | 67 | 38 | 43 | 13 | 46 | 56 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 8 | E 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 43 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 7 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | NW 3 | NE 5 | NW 3 | N 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 40 | 49 | 55 | — | — | 73 | 88 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 28 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 214 |
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