
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 54 | 98 | 278 | 160 | 218 | 303 | 388 | 793 | 562 | 433 | 295 | 227 | 120 | 198 | 259 | 230 | 195 | 124 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.28m | 5:04AM0.92m | 5:11PM1.36m | 5:46AM1.02m | 5:51PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.41m | 11:55PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 |
53 | 54 | 98 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 50 | 388 | 793 | 562 | 433 | 93 | 116 | 60 | 198 | 151 | 69 | 46 | 35 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 |
96 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 62 | 112 | 182 | 259 | 230 | 58 | 52 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 124 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
13 | 9 | 7 | 278 | 160 | 218 | 303 | — | — | — | — | 295 | 227 | 111 | 117 | 139 | 144 | 85 | 92 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 247 | 271 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 52 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
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