Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
10
4
ESE
11
3
E
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1600
3229
2166
2540
2352
3097
2112
2003
1965
1837
2339
2041
1967
1561
1282
1160
1045
951
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:10PM1.54m
11:56AM1.21m
11:54PM1.36m
12:49PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.21m
5:45AM0.08m
5:42PM0.32m
6:24AM0.15m
6:42PM0.43m
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rain showers
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
12
12
10
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
15
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