Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Norries Head sea temperature is

21.7°C

Norries Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Norries Head today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (01 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1						Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	81	62	63	65	65	89	87	83	64	62	78	78	104	107	107	102	123	123	123	120	120	151
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			10:55AM1.55m				11:10PM1.01m				11:58AM1.50m				00:22AM0.90m					1:14PM1.46m
Low Tide	4:13AM0.14m				5:33PM0.29m				5:02AM0.23m				6:52PM0.36m				6:05AM0.31m					8:23PM0.37m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	20	18	18	17	16	16	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	17	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	18	18	15	16	16	15	15	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	16	18	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	81	62	63	65	65	89	87	83	64	62	78	78	104	107	107	102	123	123	123	120	120	151
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	74	74	52	51	49	48	33	33	33	33	17	16	16	16	8	8	8	8	8	3	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	54	33	21	9	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 3	N 3	N 3	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	4	6	12	—	—	—	—	4	5	3	6	—	—	—	6	3	10	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	34	223	223	196	0	0	0	0	139	223	223	0	0	0	0	0	196	196	196	196	196
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Rating (10 max)	2	2				1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	1	1	4	4	5	5	5	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4

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