Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 18 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 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.2
SE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.2
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1212119979999911111114101010101312121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14131388288333121211581410101047966680
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
1.73
8:58AM
1.28
9:28PM
1.75
9:47AM
1.14
10:20PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
0.04
2:55PM
0.01
4:05AM
0.09
3:37PM
0.07
5:05AM
0.16
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-5:24-------5:23-------5:22------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242321201919182123212019191817212222201919161620
Feels °C (?)212019181718171921191918171615181818171617131316
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