Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.7°C
1.0° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
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)
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
106
80
55
38
37
21
21
19
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
4
1
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
E
20
NE
25
N
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41PM1.39m
9:07AM1.54m
9:18PM1.31m
9:42AM1.57m
9:54PM1.21m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.04m
3:23PM0.11m
3:18AM0.07m
4:03PM0.14m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:13
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
22
25
24
23
22
21
21
24
21
22
22
22
21
21
22
27
28
28
28
25
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
21
20
21
23
20
24
23
22
21
22
23
26
26
25
27
25
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