Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)13131312121266666121297969999111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8555545028286254452714131384828833121211
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
1.49
7:58PM
1.65
8:12AM
1.40
8:41PM
1.73
8:58AM
1.28
9:28PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
-0.04
2:17AM
0.03
2:16PM
-0.03
3:09AM
0.04
2:55PM
0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset---5:25-------5:24-------5:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202628262322212119222322212120181821232120191918
Feels °C (?)192526242222211815192120202019171720211919171716
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