
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 244 | 287 | 229 | 233 | 185 | 178 | 128 | 123 | 96 | 68 | 186 | 292 | 277 | 239 | 259 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.79m | 7:32AM1.14m | 7:49PM1.82m | 8:19AM1.22m | 8:34PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.00m | 1:15PM0.05m | 2:29AM-0.04m | 2:04PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
90 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 244 | 287 | 229 | 233 | 185 | 178 | 128 | 123 | 89 | 68 | 93 | 156 | 169 | 44 | 44 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 21 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
14 | 12 | 42 | 57 | 105 | 105 | 71 | 69 | 90 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | NE 7 | S 14 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 11 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
— | 24 | 12 | 4 | 72 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 9 | N 3 | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 139 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 186 | 292 | 277 | 239 | 259 | 239 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 61 | 0 |
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