
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 75 | 43 | 30 | 48 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 70 | 104 | 345 | 387 | 285 | 333 | 375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.40m | 5:17AM1.12m | 5:14PM1.36m | 6:08AM1.25m | 6:07PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.42m | 11:05PM0.16m | 11:03AM0.39m | 11:51PM0.13m | 12:07PM0.33m | 00:30AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | 7:14 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 8 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
26 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 152 | 140 | 167 | 118 | 55 | 37 | 43 | 30 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 34 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 56 | 54 | 333 | 375 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WNW 3 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
28 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 15 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
3 | 2 | 25 | 82 | 160 | 245 | 276 | — | 2 | 12 | 75 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 104 | 345 | 387 | 285 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 564 | 76 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 246 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 208 | 215 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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