Explore Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Nambucca Heads, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Nambucca Heads and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Nambucca Heads.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
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| Locality | Nambucca Heads |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Nambucca Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -30.64124 |
| Longitude | 152.99012 |
| Population | 6,529 |
| Density | 209.8 /km² |
| Area | 31.1 km² |
| Elevation | 49 m |
| Postcode | 2448 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 396 km north-northeast |
Nambucca Heads is a locality in the Nambucca Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 6,529. The locality covers an area of 31.1 km², giving a population density of about 209.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 49 m above sea level. It lies approximately 396 km north-northeast of Sydney. Nambucca Heads is located at 30.6412°S, 152.9901°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2448. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Nambucca Heads unfurls where the broad, dark Nambucca River surrenders itself to the vast, restless ocean. It lies 39.2 km south-south-west of Coffs Harbour, NSW (from Coffs Harbour, NSW: bearing 199°T), and is situated 13.7 km south of Urunga. The land here is a study in contrasts, a gentle rise from the shimmering estuary to the rugged headland that guards the southern approach to the river mouth, its slopes carpeted in dense coastal rainforest that spills down towards the turquoise water. A fine, almost imperceptible mist often hangs in the air, a constant reminder of the proximity of both river and sea, softening the edges of the landscape and lending a pearly luminescence to the afternoon light. The air itself carries a faint, briny tang, mingling with the sweet, damp perfume of unseen blossoms, a scent that clings to the skin and whispers of languid days and the slow turning of the tides. Even the sound of the town seems to echo the water's rhythm, a quiet hum punctuated by the distant cry of gulls and the murmur of waves breaking on the shore.
The history of Nambucca Heads is written in the ebb and flow of its river and the bounty of its surrounding forests. For generations, the river was a vital artery, supporting timber cutters who felled the magnificent hardwoods that once dominated the landscape, their logs rafted down to the coast for export. Later, dairy farming and cattle grazing found purchase on the fertile plains bordering the river, their pastures a patchwork of emerald green against the darker hues of the bush. Today, tourism has become a significant thread in the economic tapestry of Nambucca Heads, drawing travellers to its pristine beaches, its sheltered harbour, and the allure of the Great Dividing Range rising in the distance. The iconic V-Wall, a breakwater constructed from thousands of inscribed rocks, stands as a peculiar monument to the countless visitors who have paused here, each etched stone a tiny testament to a shared memory, a fleeting connection to this particular stretch of coastline.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Nambucca Heads, New South Wales. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Nambucca Heads, in the Nambucca Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Nambucca Heads includes the postcode (2448), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Nambucca Valley Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Nambucca Heads is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |