Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
143
135
112
92
104
169
160
119
116
114
112
83
83
83
83
58
57
54
52
52
52
53
53
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
ENE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:33AM1.41m
10:39PM1.27m
11:20AM1.41m
11:27PM1.14m
12:16PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.07m
4:42PM0.24m
4:50AM0.12m
5:38PM0.30m
5:33AM0.19m
6:48PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
18
22
20
18
18
17
17
18
22
22
23
22
22
19
18
20
28
30
30
25
22
Feels °C
16
14
13
16
17
16
15
17
16
15
16
21
19
21
20
20
17
16
18
26
26
28
24
20
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