Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
E
11
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2178
2507
2220
2091
2091
2142
2895
2628
2921
2344
2101
1716
1453
1183
1060
865
769
696
625
618
541
414
347
332
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:10PM1.54m
11:56AM1.21m
11:54PM1.36m
12:49PM1.22m
00:40AM1.19m
1:45PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.08m
5:42PM0.32m
6:24AM0.15m
6:42PM0.43m
7:05AM0.22m
7:51PM0.51m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
14
15
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
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