Surf Forecasts:
Nambucca Heads surf forecast from 22 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 29 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 29 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period, S swell with 769 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 22 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE 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 Thursday (Oct 22) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nambucca Heads in the next 16 days are 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 29th Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 29th Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nambucca Heads over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 467 | 339 | 197 | 186 | 310 | 403 | 277 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 212 | 0 | 63 | 33 | 123 | 97 | 50 | 345 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.34m | 6:47AM1.24m | 6:45PM1.37m | 7:24AM1.39m | 7:27PM1.38m | 8:01AM1.52m | 8:10PM1.36m | 8:40AM1.63m | 8:54PM1.31m | 9:20AM1.71m | 9:39PM1.24m | 10:05AM1.74m | 10:28PM1.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.39m | 00:34AM0.15m | 12:43PM0.30m | 1:08AM0.08m | 1:29PM0.20m | 1:41AM0.02m | 2:15PM0.12m | 2:16AM-0.00m | 3:02PM0.06m | 2:53AM0.00m | 3:50PM0.03m | 3:32AM0.03m | 4:41PM0.04m | 4:14AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 46 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 20 | S 19 | — | ENE 8 | — | NE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 5 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 197 | 186 | 5 | 403 | 277 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | 212 | — | 51 | 30 | 123 | 97 | 21 | 20 | 470 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 13 | S 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | S 8 | NE 6 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 63 | 38 | 41 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 33 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | — | NE 7 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 467 | 339 | — | — | 310 | 550 | 340 | 386 | 297 | 262 | 375 | 625 | 349 | 245 | 18 | — | 86 | — | 50 | 345 | 746 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 564 | 564 | 0 | 0 | 1121 | 0 | 0 | 904 | 0 | 54 | 431 | 76 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 0 |
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