Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 222 | 206 | 184 | 153 | 164 | 151 | 147 | 151 | 99 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 50 | 64 | 85 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17AM0.81m | 2:09PM1.21m | 2:50AM0.79m | 3:22PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.51m | 6:51AM0.47m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 201 | 222 | 206 | 184 | 153 | 164 | 138 | 115 | 100 | 80 | 69 | 98 | 96 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 50 | 64 | 85 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 196 | 162 | 123 | 112 | 129 | 156 | 140 | 106 | 78 | 80 | 104 | 53 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 72 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 24 | 48 | 55 | 102 | 151 | 147 | 151 | 99 | 86 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | N 3 | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 44 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
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