Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
3
1.4
S
5
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
196
189
170
72
142
106
89
85
58
57
35
33
19
19
18
8
89
380
578
1006
1469
1879
2039
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:51AM1.47m
9:59PM1.25m
10:30AM1.43m
10:37PM1.11m
11:11AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.07m
4:03PM0.19m
4:02AM0.14m
4:48PM0.28m
4:34AM0.23m
5:37PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
14
20
22
20
18
17
15
14
15
20
24
25
22
22
18
17
14
17
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
14
12
13
18
17
15
15
15
13
13
14
19
20
21
21
21
14
12
9
11
11
8
6
7
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