Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
810
762
740
721
657
614
558
521
472
470
440
371
371
398
440
496
655
1010
1060
1347
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:41PM1.82m
10:15AM1.17m
10:26PM1.70m
11:05AM1.19m
Low Tide
4:23AM-0.03m
3:56PM0.11m
5:05AM0.02m
4:47PM0.21m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
11
12
12
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
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