Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
168
155
131
134
107
158
173
198
157
171
193
207
318
269
275
287
240
692
647
582
485
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
ENE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:53AM1.03m
7:05PM1.55m
7:28AM1.11m
7:39PM1.59m
8:03AM1.19m
8:12PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.23m
1:41AM0.15m
1:12PM0.18m
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.14m
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
19
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
21
19
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
17
15
14
16
16
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