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Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
21.0°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
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)
0.8
SSE
8
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
139
123
176
196
226
226
232
201
187
183
172
207
212
238
279
251
264
229
229
284
298
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:25PM1.22m
4:31AM0.87m
4:26PM1.25m
5:26AM0.97m
5:17PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.53m
10:33PM0.39m
9:48AM0.52m
11:21PM0.32m
10:57AM0.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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6:05
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6:03
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 mm
1
2
4
2
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1
1
2
4
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
18
19
20
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
15
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
17
17
19
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
20
19
18
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