Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 2PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313141414141414141414141313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65366378295711421279142214221463146313171162947812690590418329299244192189145140
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:30-------5:29----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202526242120211918222221202020191821222220201919
Feels °C (?)202625242221211817212020202019181620202019211919
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