Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 11AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
979
1060
1067
1075
1004
1019
1038
1085
1197
963
972
1435
1286
1273
1117
979
878
710
614
541
541
470
349
301
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:48AM1.12m
9:19PM1.87m
9:42AM1.04m
10:13PM1.84m
10:40AM0.98m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.03m
2:34PM0.01m
4:07AM0.06m
3:22PM0.06m
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5
4
5
3
6
6
8
10
7
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
18
17
16
16
20
21
20
17
16
20
20
21
20
21
21
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
21
18
16
14
14
19
18
17
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
979
963
972
1435
1286
1273
1117
979
878
710
614
541
541
470
349
301
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
7
0.8
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
1060
1067
1075
1004
1019
1038
1085
1197
161
190
269
286
239
27
3
6
2
7
18
58
203
518
1064
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
196
196
192
192
368
201
196
203
203
203
21
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
20
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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