Norries Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
72
72
70
79
93
78
94
91
102
99
85
85
107
122
125
96
90
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:16PM1.27m
4:25AM0.83m
5:11PM1.35m
5:23AM0.89m
5:54PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.51m
10:07AM0.38m
00:01AM0.41m
11:04AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
14
16
17
16
16
17
17
15
15
17
18
18
19
18
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