Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.5° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.3
SSE
5
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
20
26
26
26
27
94
524
810
829
770
655
311
228
206
222
235
426
389
367
284
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:17AM1.55m
10:31PM1.11m
10:53AM1.50m
11:09PM1.01m
11:33AM1.43m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.19m
4:18AM0.19m
5:27PM0.26m
4:51AM0.27m
6:13PM0.33m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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6:11
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6:09
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6:55
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6:55
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6:57
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1
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2
1
10
4
2
4
4
8
2
1
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Temp °C
22
25
23
23
22
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
16
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
23
26
24
25
24
19
14
15
14
12
13
12
13
13
11
12
14
14
15
15
13
14
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