Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is

20.3°C

Nambucca Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	39	37	35	34	31	47	47	30	27	26	29	27	14	14	6	6	2	6	5	62	46	44	54	56
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE	NW	N	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	W	SSW	SSW	SE	E	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	off
High Tide		2:57AM0.93m				3:05PM1.44m				4:14AM1.00m				4:13PM1.40m					5:17AM1.12m				5:14PM1.36m
Low Tide				8:20AM0.40m				10:08PM0.20m				9:46AM0.42m					11:05PM0.16m				11:03AM0.39m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	21	22	22	20	19	18	18	18	25	27	25	21	19	18	17	19	22	22	22	20	19
Feels °C	18	18	19	21	22	23	21	20	19	18	18	24	26	23	21	19	16	14	18	22	20	22	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7
kJ	64	46	46	18	19	20	25	27	27	26	29	27	14	14	6	6	131	105	82	55	44	44	54	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	ENE 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 10	SSE 4	SE 4	E 12	S 17	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	39	37	35	12	31	47	47	30	8	4	28	2	1	3	6	5	1	6	5	22	16	17	20	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 10	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SSE 5	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 4	E 10	E 12	S 18	E 12	—	S 9	S 15	S 14	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 6	NNE 6
kJ	2	2	2	34	9	6	3	9	19	17	2	2	3	6	3	—	2	4	4	20	8	20	10	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSE 3	SE 3	—	—	N 6	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NW 4	WNW 3	SW 3	SSW 5	E 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	4	3	4	4	—	—	3	—	52	47	91	148	177	181	7	2	3	62	46	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	One Mile Beach NSW - Newcastle	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	265	215	0	0	0	0	0	267	264	433	210	42	0	0	0	18	215	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				2	2	2	1	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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