Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
956
625
501
410
396
388
397
497
537
573
475
466
382
375
302
284
230
226
176
173
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:31PM1.37m
5:48AM0.88m
6:16PM1.44m
6:35AM0.92m
6:57PM1.50m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.39m
11:24AM0.33m
1:04AM0.32m
12:11PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
13
12
10
9
7
8
10
12
13
14
11
11
10
9
12
13
14
15
13
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