Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 10 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
250
407
407
401
389
395
398
330
330
314
239
474
453
432
420
462
462
432
445
428
428
457
440
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:42AM1.37m
3:44PM1.04m
3:37AM1.39m
4:35PM1.18m
4:30AM1.39m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.47m
9:38AM0.23m
9:18PM0.44m
10:22AM0.16m
10:24PM0.37m
11:03AM0.09m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
250
250
407
407
401
389
395
398
330
330
314
239
235
184
180
139
101
98
91
63
62
62
62
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
9
9
8
101
30
26
36
98
95
88
87
85
80
49
4
4
22
21
21
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
Energy kJ
23
9
12
8
8
8
26
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
37
4
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
294
343
336
88
295
262
201
249
275
302
437
485
474
453
432
420
462
462
432
445
428
428
457
440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
123
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
34
34
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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