Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
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Norries Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Norries Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1043
919
828
741
643
333
263
223
241
245
299
287
332
328
407
459
459
439
481
535
484
384
341
195
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:39PM0.97m
3:49AM1.44m
4:38PM1.09m
4:41AM1.41m
5:26PM1.22m
5:27AM1.38m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.38m
10:38AM0.21m
10:23PM0.35m
11:18AM0.17m
11:21PM0.32m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:07
6:09
6:09
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5:17
5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
22
22
20
21
20
18
18
17
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
18
20
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
16
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
16
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
0.1
N
18
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
Energy kJ
4
2
2
4
3
172
263
223
241
245
299
287
332
328
407
459
459
6
384
341
195
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
7
13
13
12
16
12
11
11
11
5
5
3
6
6
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
13
3
3
11
3
6
4
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1043
919
828
741
643
333
191
167
110
110
73
104
439
481
535
484
98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
123
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
0
0
0
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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