Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
299
553
457
442
375
302
239
230
221
176
173
135
132
99
92
34
31
28
19
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
N
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16PM1.44m
6:35AM0.92m
6:57PM1.50m
7:16AM0.97m
7:34PM1.56m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.32m
12:11PM0.28m
1:41AM0.25m
12:53PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
13
14
15
16
14
13
13
12
15
16
16
15
14
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