
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 2AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
740 | 675 | 646 | 606 | 589 | 552 | 516 | 440 | 412 | 432 | 440 | 452 | 567 | 713 | 1081 | 1168 | 2003 | 3926 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:41PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:26PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM-0.03m | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 21 | ESE 9 | E 11 | SSE 21 |
7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 1168 | 2003 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 19 | — | S 21 | — | — | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 20 |
2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 44 | 42 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 |
740 | 675 | 646 | 606 | 589 | 552 | 516 | 440 | 412 | 432 | 440 | 452 | 567 | 713 | 1081 | 388 | 435 | 3926 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 124 | 293 | 337 | 337 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 383 | 383 | 473 | 173 |
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