Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.5
S
16
1.2
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
622
182
256
232
139
119
101
97
97
97
109
109
59
56
109
95
78
78
68
114
180
186
163
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:46AM1.02m
5:51PM1.43m
6:23AM1.13m
6:27PM1.48m
6:57AM1.25m
7:03PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.27m
11:25AM0.33m
00:27AM0.18m
12:09PM0.25m
00:57AM0.10m
12:51PM0.18m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:33
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5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
20
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
18
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
17
15
15
14
16
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