Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 10AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
180
218
346
385
383
350
341
333
333
326
287
294
341
377
422
422
422
428
428
437
497
473
501
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:08AM0.82m
3:29PM1.26m
4:21AM0.88m
4:26PM1.31m
5:16AM0.98m
5:15PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.50m
10:32PM0.40m
9:45AM0.48m
11:19PM0.32m
10:49AM0.43m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:03
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6:55
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6:55
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6:57
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 mm
1
2
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
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1
1
3
3
5
7
5
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
16
17
16
19
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
17
15
19
19
18
20
18
18
18
18
20
22
21
20
19
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