Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 133 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 57 | 120 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 127 | 39 | 105 | 107 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.40m | 6:15AM0.95m | 6:30PM1.48m | 6:53AM1.03m | 7:05PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.30m | 11:51AM0.30m | 1:10AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 133 | 100 | 98 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 120 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 215 | 168 | 139 | 127 | 65 | 105 | 107 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 141 | 22 | 57 | 57 | 71 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 5 | S 18 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 91 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 3 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 127 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 191 | 129 | 187 | 190 | 138 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 229 | 137 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 |
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