Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
43
38
103
146
92
140
153
134
116
141
133
102
98
71
71
92
50
49
31
41
20
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
0
SE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:33AM0.82m
5:03PM1.32m
5:30AM0.88m
5:50PM1.40m
6:15AM0.95m
6:30PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.46m
10:04AM0.42m
11:59PM0.39m
11:03AM0.37m
00:37AM0.30m
11:51AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
21
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
14
13
12
15
16
17
18
16
14
14
14
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
19
18
18
18
17
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