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Norries Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Norries Head today?
The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Norries Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1374 | 1117 | 1032 | 898 | 727 | 640 | 550 | 550 | 480 | 414 | 349 | 295 | 249 | 249 | 219 | 225 | 220 | 211 | 207 | 139 | 148 | 116 | 92 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.84m | 10:40AM0.98m | 11:09PM1.76m | 11:42AM0.94m | 00:08AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.11m | 4:15PM0.13m | 6:07AM0.16m | 5:12PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1374 | 1117 | 1032 | 898 | 727 | 640 | 550 | 550 | 480 | 414 | 349 | 295 | 249 | 249 | 219 | 225 | 220 | 211 | 207 | 139 | 148 | 116 | 92 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 179 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 280 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 97 | 226 | 437 | 727 | 857 | 943 | 1242 | 1242 | 1089 | 1067 | 1108 | 1343 | 1558 | 1865 | 2548 | 3186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 306 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
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