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Anson Bay surfForecast / Norfolk Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 +12
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Anson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anson Bay sea temperature is
25.2° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Anson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Anson Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Anson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
0.6
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)71877788910101212121212121313131313121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1792252532613844525937851113164622432204210320022119217328102810253924992252214819912027
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.77
12:17AM
1.54
12:37PM
1.71
1:01AM
1.51
1:18PM
1.62
1:53AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.36
6:20AM
0.36
7:00PM
0.37
7:05AM
0.43
7:45PM
0.38
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------
Sunset---7:49-------7:49-------7:47----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232322212021212122212121212121212221212121
Feels °C (?)191817181716161515161617171817171717181918202120
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