Nambucca Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.50° S 153.03° E

Nambucca Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nambucca Heads sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
21
168
160
131
134
104
104
95
116
157
176
199
202
270
275
300
267
246
609
625
561
460
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
0
W
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:53AM1.03m
7:05PM1.55m
7:28AM1.11m
7:39PM1.59m
8:03AM1.19m
8:12PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.22m
12:33PM0.23m
1:41AM0.15m
1:12PM0.18m
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
18
16
17
17
21
20
18
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
20
19
17
15
13
11
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
17
16
15
17
16
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