Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 92 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 51 | 103 | 130 | 194 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 126 | 123 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:13AM0.94m | 4:08PM1.49m | 4:35AM0.94m | 5:13PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.40m | 9:08AM0.26m | 11:03PM0.30m | 10:19AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 26 | 51 | 103 | 130 | 194 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 126 | 123 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 92 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 15 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 16 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 63 | 129 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 229 | 0 | 431 |
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