Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
650
665
546
425
372
229
195
137
107
147
142
148
157
196
200
163
222
297
359
326
314
224
157
Wind (km/h)
10
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:45AM1.54m
8:56PM1.38m
9:25AM1.58m
9:39PM1.27m
10:09AM1.58m
Low Tide
2:29AM-0.00m
2:58PM0.08m
3:03AM0.02m
3:45PM0.11m
3:39AM0.07m
4:37PM0.16m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:46
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5:46
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 mm
8
9
8
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
18
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
16
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
15
14
12
11
12
16
16
15
14
14
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