Surf Forecasts:
Nambucca Heads surf forecast from 15 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 16 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 16 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, SE swell with 592 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 16 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nambucca Heads this week:
The surf forecast for Nambucca Heads over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 16) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nambucca Heads in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 16) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Monday (Oct 19) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Fri 16th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 16th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 16th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nambucca Heads over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 370 | 320 | 569 | 461 | 492 | 194 | 307 | 237 | 184 | 88 | 104 | 273 | 186 | 245 | 287 | 208 | 317 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:51PM0.93m | 12:18PM1.35m | 00:43AM0.85m | 1:12PM1.28m | 1:51AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.23m | 3:16AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.22m | 4:31AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.25m | 5:26AM0.97m | 5:17PM1.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.35m | 7:08PM0.40m | 6:12AM0.43m | 8:15PM0.44m | 7:10AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | 8:27AM0.53m | 10:33PM0.39m | 9:48AM0.52m | 11:21PM0.32m | 10:57AM0.47m | 00:00AM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 455 | 370 | 320 | 569 | 461 | 492 | 194 | 307 | 237 | 184 | 66 | 59 | 273 | 186 | 245 | 287 | 208 | 317 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 48 | 133 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 134 | 48 | 48 | 94 | 88 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | E 5 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 46 | — | 5 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 57 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 45 | 17 | 61 | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 215 | 124 | 39 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 18 | 124 | 0 | 18 | 264 | 0 |
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