Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 114 | 340 | 507 | 620 | 753 | 866 | 850 | 825 | 842 | 766 | 736 | 667 | 693 | 657 | 574 | 521 | 485 | 483 | 440 | 452 | 499 | 582 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.12m | 8:54PM1.88m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:41PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:26PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.03m | 3:39AM-0.05m | 3:05PM0.05m | 4:23AM-0.03m | 3:56PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | S 13 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | N 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 8 | — | S 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 114 | 340 | 507 | 620 | 753 | 866 | 850 | 825 | 842 | 766 | 736 | 667 | 693 | 657 | 574 | 521 | 485 | 483 | 440 | 452 | 499 | 582 | 692 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 127 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 207 | 586 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 293 | 61 | 103 | 14 | 14 |
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