Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nambucca Heads today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nambucca Heads at 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nambucca Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 16 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 60 | 182 | 225 | 485 | 620 | 722 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.57m | 9:54PM1.21m | 10:17AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.11m | 10:53AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.14m | 3:48AM0.13m | 4:44PM0.19m | 4:18AM0.19m | 5:27PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 205 | 118 | 75 | 52 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | NE 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 15 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 16 | SE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 8 | E 16 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | S 6 | SSW 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 110 | 62 | 107 | 256 | 268 | 266 | 379 | 1 | 3 | — | 88 | 66 | — | — | 1 | 60 | 182 | 225 | 485 | 620 | 722 | 587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 229 | 327 | 292 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 207 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 224 | 390 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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