Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.2° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
1235
1162
948
769
731
604
505
385
298
255
173
162
81
84
45
37
36
18
37
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
10:24PM1.48m
11:04AM1.22m
11:02PM1.38m
11:51AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.25m
4:55AM0.10m
4:53PM0.30m
5:31AM0.12m
5:47PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
16
18
19
18
16
14
14
15
18
19
20
19
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
13
12
11
16
15
16
16
14
13
12
13
17
16
16
16
13
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