Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
92
67
65
64
63
51
103
130
194
203
199
199
162
158
126
123
4
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:13AM0.94m
4:08PM1.49m
4:35AM0.94m
5:13PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.40m
9:08AM0.26m
11:03PM0.30m
10:19AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
12
11
14
15
17
16
14
14
13
12
18
22
20
18
17
Feels °C
17
12
10
10
9
12
13
15
15
13
13
12
11
16
17
15
14
14
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