Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
E
6
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
0.6
S
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
91
86
59
35
36
29
18
40
40
39
37
35
33
47
68
32
32
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
20
NE
15
ENE
0
SSE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:35AM0.92m
1:54PM1.51m
2:57AM0.93m
3:05PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.20m
7:00AM0.34m
9:01PM0.22m
8:20AM0.40m
10:08PM0.20m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
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Temp °C
22
19
18
17
18
21
21
23
20
20
18
17
18
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
20
18
17
17
19
22
20
23
23
22
19
17
18
21
21
21
22
21
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