Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.9° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.4
ENE
8
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
25
14
14
6
6
6
4
20
75
43
30
48
32
33
34
70
104
345
387
285
333
375
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
E
15
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
S
10
S
5
SE
20
E
10
E
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:13PM1.40m
5:17AM1.12m
5:14PM1.36m
6:08AM1.25m
6:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.42m
11:05PM0.16m
11:03AM0.39m
11:51PM0.13m
12:07PM0.33m
00:30AM0.11m
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
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5:50
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5:48
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7:10
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7:12
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7:13
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7:14
 mm
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1
5
3
2
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Temp °C
19
24
22
21
19
17
17
17
17
21
23
22
20
18
18
18
20
23
21
19
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
21
25
22
20
18
17
16
15
16
21
21
22
20
19
17
15
18
21
17
14
15
14
13
14
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