Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 16 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 262 | 207 | 160 | 125 | 120 | 90 | 89 | 66 | 65 | 48 | 60 | 45 | 41 | 71 | 54 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 80 | 134 | 351 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.71m | 9:39PM1.24m | 10:05AM1.74m | 10:28PM1.15m | 10:53AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.03m | 3:32AM0.03m | 4:41PM0.04m | 4:14AM0.08m | 5:37PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 336 | 262 | 207 | 160 | 125 | 84 | 83 | 55 | 45 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 54 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 61 | 351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | NE 7 | E 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 12 | NNE 6 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 55 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 116 | 90 | 89 | 66 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 36 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 134 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | — | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | E 12 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | NNE 6 | SSE 16 | E 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 24 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 80 | 33 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | — | E 8 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 24 | 86 | 89 | 93 | 120 | — | — | — | 1 | 48 | 60 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 50 | 5 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 215 | 0 | 0 |
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