Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 4AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 163 | 184 | 222 | 297 | 359 | 330 | 318 | 227 | 365 | 284 | 213 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 45 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.27m | 10:09AM1.58m | 10:26PM1.15m | 10:59AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.07m | 4:37PM0.16m | 4:20AM0.15m | 5:38PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 330 | 318 | 227 | 365 | 284 | 213 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 45 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 65 | 62 | 52 | 297 | 359 | 153 | 112 | 112 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 33 | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSE 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 45 | 184 | 222 | 65 | 65 | — | 3 | 20 | 19 | — | — | 69 | 34 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 54 | 55 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 58 | 102 | 111 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 431 | 0 | 0 |
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