Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
1
S
12
2
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
270
160
104
339
338
242
188
151
116
266
1155
1775
2198
3293
2685
2092
1600
1514
1440
1450
1450
1522
1955
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:52AM1.02m
10:54PM1.48m
11:38AM1.05m
11:33PM1.41m
12:28PM1.10m
00:17AM1.33m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.17m
4:24PM0.31m
5:38AM0.17m
5:10PM0.37m
6:16AM0.16m
6:05PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
15
14
13
14
16
16
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
8
11
12
13
14
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
1
S
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
32
144
160
104
339
338
242
188
151
116
266
109
74
66
25
23
24
69
69
39
59
57
33
1450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.3
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Energy kJ
22
18
80
75
100
93
85
79
54
45
31
4
19
19
43
41
41
8
10
35
33
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
N
8
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
NE
7
0.5
S
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
34
89
18
18
1
12
14
13
8
77
14
8
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
5
2
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
107
270
1
8
3
10
47
1155
1775
2198
3293
2685
2092
1600
1514
1440
1450
1450
1522
1955
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
5
4
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
61
264
264
61
14
264
124
553
515
124
0
0
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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