Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.4° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
S
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
18
16
17
18
18
8
12
13
24
59
103
131
111
276
498
724
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:34PM1.56m
7:54AM1.02m
8:09PM1.60m
8:30AM1.06m
8:43PM1.62m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.20m
1:32PM0.19m
2:48AM0.15m
2:10PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
16
20
19
17
14
12
11
9
12
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
10
13
16
16
15
11
9
7
5
8
11
11
12
10
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