Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.4° 

Norries Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Norries Head today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.4
E
8
0.3
NE
11
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
23
23
23
23
41
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
80
55
36
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM1.55m
9:07PM1.34m
9:34AM1.57m
9:42PM1.23m
10:10AM1.56m
10:17PM1.12m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.13m
3:10AM0.06m
3:53PM0.17m
3:39AM0.11m
4:35PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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2
4
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Temp °C
21
27
26
24
22
21
20
20
21
26
25
24
22
21
21
20
21
24
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
22
26
24
24
22
22
20
21
21
25
23
24
23
21
21
20
22
25
25
25
23
21
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