Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1198
1283
1406
1306
1024
842
1067
1423
1313
1081
692
612
563
327
273
340
322
280
274
280
226
399
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:16AM1.26m
7:28PM1.68m
7:57AM1.35m
8:08PM1.62m
8:36AM1.42m
8:46PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.08m
1:56AM-0.03m
1:52PM0.06m
2:30AM-0.02m
2:36PM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
14
15
17
15
15
16
14
16
15
16
17
16
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