Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
9
2
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
48
44
27
29
29
19
206
491
573
453
627
901
696
449
300
230
177
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
SW
10
S
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:19AM0.88m
3:57PM1.48m
4:39AM0.94m
5:02PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.35m
8:58AM0.33m
10:59PM0.26m
10:16AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
22
25
22
19
18
17
16
16
15
18
18
19
19
17
Feels °C
22
22
21
20
19
22
17
14
14
15
14
14
13
16
15
17
18
16
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