Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 273 | 516 | 381 | 296 | 270 | 229 | 223 | 181 | 195 | 138 | 126 | 209 | 144 | 137 | 91 | 86 | 59 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.06m | 11:46AM1.67m | 00:23AM0.97m | 12:46PM1.59m | 1:35AM0.92m | 1:54PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.16m | 6:39PM0.15m | 5:55AM0.25m | 7:48PM0.20m | 7:00AM0.34m | 9:01PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 416 | 273 | 375 | 381 | 296 | 270 | 229 | 223 | 181 | 151 | 122 | 92 | 209 | 144 | 137 | 91 | 86 | 59 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 195 | 206 | 516 | 381 | 287 | 212 | 203 | 142 | 138 | 195 | 138 | 126 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 9 | — | E 12 | E 6 | E 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 95 | 200 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 154 | 170 | 112 | 115 | 111 | 111 | 98 | 118 | 193 | 263 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 580 | 568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
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