Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 429 | 323 | 275 | 255 | 204 | 179 | 163 | 167 | 158 | 156 | 150 | 157 | 141 | 72 | 142 | 106 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.52m | 9:14AM1.46m | 9:23PM1.39m | 9:51AM1.47m | 9:59PM1.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.01m | 3:20PM0.12m | 3:32AM0.07m | 4:03PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 242 | 429 | 323 | 275 | 255 | 204 | 179 | 163 | 167 | 158 | 156 | 150 | 157 | 141 | 72 | 142 | 106 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 16 | E 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 167 | 120 | 143 | 128 | 123 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 59 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 215 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 374 | 0 | 0 |
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