Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 194 | 194 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 74 | 179 | 206 | 187 | 865 | 646 | 467 | 733 | 1709 | 1225 | 848 | 625 | 501 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:32AM0.92m | 3:44PM1.27m | 3:43AM0.86m | 4:40PM1.31m | 4:51AM0.85m | 5:31PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.34m | 10:29PM0.51m | 9:34AM0.37m | 11:33PM0.46m | 10:31AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 177 | 194 | 194 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 51 | 106 | 562 | 646 | 467 | 733 | 1709 | 1225 | 848 | 625 | 501 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | S 10 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 13 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 215 | 288 | 54 | 25 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 11 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 58 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 74 | 179 | 206 | 187 | 865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 195 | 0 | 0 |
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