Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.5
S
7
2.1
S
8
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
66
44
63
236
148
132
104
339
284
242
184
173
202
233
588
1984
2953
2916
2249
1764
1402
1302
1338
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:18PM1.54m
10:52AM1.02m
10:54PM1.48m
11:38AM1.05m
11:33PM1.41m
12:28PM1.10m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.17m
4:24PM0.31m
5:38AM0.17m
5:10PM0.37m
6:16AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
16
13
12
11
13
14
15
15
12
12
13
13
13
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
10
10
8
11
12
14
14
10
9
10
10
9
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
14
Energy kJ
66
66
44
43
126
148
132
104
339
284
242
184
173
73
139
256
74
68
25
24
40
37
37
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
12
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.3
E
16
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
9
9
34
40
32
18
80
75
100
93
85
79
56
50
32
109
19
19
43
22
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
S
7
0.2
E
15
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
N
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
11
11
4
17
22
58
18
18
1
12
14
13
14
14
14
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.1
S
9
1.5
S
7
2.1
S
8
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
4
5
4
63
236
2
2
202
233
588
1984
2953
2916
2249
1764
1402
1302
1338
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
61
264
651
124
124
264
515
515
515
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
4
3
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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