Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
11
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
365
434
378
428
468
518
2
419
366
263
197
173
178
250
299
324
254
280
327
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:17PM1.29m
6:09AM1.10m
6:02PM1.34m
6:47AM1.24m
6:45PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.39m
00:34AM0.15m
12:43PM0.30m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
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7:00
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7:01
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 mm
1
3
2
1
3
4
11
38
21
8
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
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Temp °C
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
20
21
19
18
19
19
18
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
20
20
18
18
19
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