Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.1
SE
12
3
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2235
1816
1594
1202
1913
794
892
855
1060
947
880
880
769
784
712
901
865
898
828
685
592
480
415
321
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:22PM1.25m
2:13AM1.13m
3:24PM1.36m
3:24AM1.06m
4:25PM1.48m
4:38AM1.02m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.46m
8:36AM0.18m
9:48PM0.41m
9:34AM0.18m
11:05PM0.31m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
14
15
14
14
13
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
13
Feels °C
13
12
13
11
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
11
11
9
10
12
13
13
14
12
10
9
9
12
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