Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
S
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
13
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
132
120
90
34
45
28
29
18
16
17
18
18
8
19
13
13
68
134
181
156
255
639
489
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
N
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
E
10
NE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
7:16AM0.97m
7:34PM1.56m
7:54AM1.02m
8:09PM1.60m
8:30AM1.06m
8:43PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.25m
12:53PM0.23m
2:15AM0.20m
1:32PM0.19m
2:48AM0.15m
2:10PM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
17
18
17
15
14
14
12
16
19
19
18
16
13
10
9
11
13
14
14
11
Feels °C
13
12
11
16
14
15
15
13
11
11
9
14
16
16
14
12
10
7
6
8
9
10
11
8
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