Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
45
94
94
94
94
100
74
67
65
64
63
58
103
134
199
248
243
206
162
162
132
103
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
S
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:50AM1.01m
2:57PM1.40m
3:13AM0.94m
4:08PM1.49m
4:35AM0.94m
5:13PM1.60m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.25m
9:43PM0.40m
9:08AM0.26m
11:03PM0.30m
10:19AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
15
16
17
16
13
14
13
12
14
15
17
16
15
16
14
12
18
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
12
10
9
14
14
16
16
12
13
12
10
13
13
15
15
14
15
13
11
15
16
15
14
11
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