Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (15 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
1.9
ESE
8
3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
381
491
642
650
717
690
784
843
810
762
740
675
614
558
521
516
470
470
452
452
550
486
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Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:54PM1.88m
9:26AM1.15m
9:41PM1.82m
10:15AM1.17m
10:26PM1.70m
Low Tide
3:39AM-0.05m
3:05PM0.05m
4:23AM-0.03m
3:56PM0.11m
5:05AM0.02m
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
14
13
14
16
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
10
9
10
11
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