Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.8°C
1.6° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
8
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
195
138
126
263
187
134
91
86
59
37
36
28
17
40
40
39
38
35
33
47
90
31
44
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
15
NE
10
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:23AM0.97m
12:46PM1.59m
1:35AM0.92m
1:54PM1.51m
2:57AM0.93m
3:05PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.25m
7:48PM0.20m
7:00AM0.34m
9:01PM0.22m
8:20AM0.40m
10:08PM0.20m
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
18
23
25
22
20
18
17
17
17
20
20
21
21
19
18
17
18
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
16
17
20
21
20
18
17
16
17
18
21
20
21
23
21
19
17
18
22
21
21
24
22
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