Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is

22.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Norries Head today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	NNE 5	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 6	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	39	29	20	21	20	20	20	18	17	27	28	48	107	214	127	81	62	50	55	51	33	33	53	85
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SW	SSW	NW	SW	NNE	NNE	E	N	NW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	E	ENE	N	NNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				3:07PM1.50m				4:03AM0.99m				4:12PM1.45m					5:07AM1.11m				5:09PM1.41m
Low Tide		8:15AM0.36m				10:10PM0.24m				9:38AM0.38m					11:04PM0.19m			10:52AM0.36m					11:47PM0.15m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	7:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	25	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	25	25	23	21	20	19	19	19	23	25	19	19	19	18	18	22	27	25	23	21	21	19	20
Feels °C	22	25	24	23	23	22	20	21	21	24	24	18	20	19	17	18	22	25	24	23	23	23	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	ENE 6	S 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	NNE 5	S 9	ENE 7	ENE 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	39	29	20	21	15	20	20	18	17	27	28	48	15	17	19	81	62	50	55	32	33	33	53	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	N 5	ENE 6	S 4	S 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 10	E 7	S 5	S 9	S 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	E 8	E 8
kJ	12	22	19	14	20	6	6	5	5	8	31	28	2	15	6	19	19	29	31	1	1	8	48	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 4	SSE 10	E 12	NE 11	NE 11	S 9	S 9	SSW 4	SW 4	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	S 7	S 7
kJ	21	20	20	19	8	8	5	18	18	18	1	18	3	5	5	6	6	1	1	4	4	4	23	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	NW 4	W 4	WSW 3	—	N 6	N 5	N 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	3	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	45	107	214	127	15	9	2	—	51	82	57	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	20	20	20	125	34	39	39	39	538	762	729	0	0	21	0	0	16	34	674	27	16	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1	1				2	2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	4	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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