
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 39 | 33 | 43 | 45 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 100 | 98 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 43 | 107 | 140 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.33m | 1:50AM1.01m | 2:57PM1.40m | 3:13AM0.94m | 4:08PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.21m | 8:14PM0.44m | 7:58AM0.25m | 9:43PM0.40m | 9:08AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 52 | 49 | 38 | 54 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 107 | 140 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 36 | 100 | 98 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 15 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | S 8 | S 8 |
31 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 |
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