Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.5°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
20
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
403
565
533
452
421
16
24
288
261
255
221
216
10
10
211
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:58AM0.87m
3:27PM1.44m
4:25AM0.91m
4:41PM1.46m
5:35AM1.01m
5:43PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.38m
10:36PM0.27m
9:55AM0.38m
11:40PM0.20m
11:13AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
24
27
22
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
21
22
21
20
19
20
23
25
23
21
20
Feels °C
15
14
14
21
22
18
16
16
17
17
17
20
20
20
19
21
20
18
20
23
24
24
22
21
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