Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 9 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is

19.6° C

Nambucca Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (19 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).
	Sunday 19						Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	2220	1748	1768	1837	2688	2225	2666	2267	1969	1641	1481	1334	1081	968	882	786	696	625	546	480	405	347
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	E	NNE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			11:56AM1.21m				11:54PM1.36m				12:49PM1.22m				00:40AM1.19m					1:45PM1.23m
Low Tide	5:45AM0.08m				5:42PM0.32m				6:24AM0.15m				6:42PM0.43m					7:05AM0.22m				7:51PM0.51m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	12	13	13	14	13	13	14	15	16	15	14	15	13	13	12	14	15	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 17	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	2220	1748	1768	1837	94	2225	2338	2267	1969	1641	1481	1334	1081	968	882	786	696	625	546	480	405	347
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSE 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	72	66	62	60	149	87	76	65	90	87	85	110	106	104	103	101	94	88	57	56	56	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 24	—	S 23	S 23	—	—	S 17	S 17	—	—	S 16	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 20	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	11	—	11	11	—	—	6	6	—	—	5	—	—	5	5	5	8	18	19	20	20	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 11	S 6	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	340	572	572	468	2688	113	2666	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca) NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	390	390	390	293	173	61	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	25	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie					Tuncurry-North Wall	Hat Head	Boomerang Beach (South)	Tuncurry-North Wall	Back Bommie	North Haven	Hat Head	Hat Head	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Hat Head	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Diamond Head	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Park Beach	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Diamond Head
Rating (10 max)					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4

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