Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
410
396
388
397
497
546
604
553
466
442
375
302
284
230
217
173
169
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM1.37m
5:48AM0.88m
6:16PM1.44m
6:35AM0.92m
6:57PM1.50m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.39m
11:24AM0.33m
1:04AM0.32m
12:11PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
14
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
10
8
7
8
12
12
14
15
11
11
10
10
13
13
15
16
14
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