Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 AEDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999991099999996667778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21221620316416813914314711083838058585858587610810815313312499
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
0.88
4:32PM
1.44
5:18AM
0.98
5:29PM
1.44
6:09AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
0.33
9:42AM
0.39
11:31PM
0.28
10:57AM
0.36
12:14AM
0.22
11:56AM
0.31
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:07---
Sunset-------6:52-------6:53-------6:53
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191921222120201919192121201919181819232321
Feels °C (?)191920212021212019201919192019181818171718212018
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Norries Head (light winds from the N at Coolangatta Airport 20 km from Norries Head). A 1.0m swell from the ENE

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20 km away, 2 h 5 min ago

17 km/h
N
0.0
21.3
Air / Water (°C)
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