Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
743 | 693 | 561 | 476 | 400 | 370 | 314 | 314 | 320 | 442 | 176 | 600 | 592 | 347 | 264 | 333 | 248 | 289 | 183 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.60m | 8:38AM1.27m | 8:45PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.33m | 9:20PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.13m | 3:10AM0.03m | 3:10PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
743 | 693 | 561 | 476 | 400 | 370 | 314 | 314 | 320 | 40 | 176 | 39 | 592 | 347 | 107 | 333 | 248 | 31 | 55 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 11 | E 9 | N 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | N 15 | ENE 10 | S 9 |
35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | S 15 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 16 | — | — | NE 15 | — | ENE 8 | NE 15 | S 17 | ENE 9 |
— | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | 22 | 8 | 6 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 442 | 126 | 600 | — | 230 | 264 | 258 | 116 | 289 | 183 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
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