Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
1.4
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
32
33
33
52
56
98
285
397
421
265
316
283
263
225
189
181
136
105
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14PM1.36m
6:08AM1.25m
6:07PM1.32m
6:52AM1.37m
6:53PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.13m
12:07PM0.33m
00:30AM0.11m
1:01PM0.27m
1:05AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
18
17
17
19
22
26
21
19
16
16
15
16
18
19
20
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
21
19
17
15
17
19
24
17
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
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