Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is

19.5° 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 (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (20 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 20								Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	E 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 6	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	257	199	193	186	171	88	67	43	22	20	27	26	19	14	14	12	12	20	9	8	33	35	40	41
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	NW	WNW	SW	N	SSE	NE	N	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-off	off	cross
High Tide	00:44AM0.94m					1:50PM1.23m				1:50AM0.84m				2:58PM1.23m				3:15AM0.80m					4:06PM1.26m
Low Tide			6:45AM0.35m					8:33PM0.54m				7:41AM0.42m					10:01PM0.53m			8:52AM0.44m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	17	19	19	17	16	15	14	14	17	20	20	18	17	16	15	15	16	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	14	13	13	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	13	16	18	16	15	16	16	15	15	16	16	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	SE 8	SE 8	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	257	199	193	186	171	69	67	26	43	30	27	26	19	14	14	12	12	28	42	37	33	35	40	41
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	ENE 6	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	SE 7	E 7	E 6	ESE 7	S 12	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	S 11	E 6	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7
kJ	11	49	10	20	10	10	14	43	22	20	15	3	2	2	2	2	2	20	9	8	5	5	5	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	ESE 11	—	—	—	E 10	ESE 9	E 7	ESE 7	SE 8	E 10	E 9	E 10	S 12	—	S 11	E 13	SE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	12	12	—	—	—	8	8	22	21	16	2	2	2	3	—	2	3	13	2	2	2	8	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	NE 5	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	40	—	—	—	—	88	51	6	4	4	53	58	66	55	77	62	62	84	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	42	215	0	0	0	23	0	0	229	214	91	26	0	0	0	14	14	0	0	14
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	5	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	9	5	6	4	4

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