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Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
1.3
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.5
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.6
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
2.4
SE
Period(s) (?)141313131212161515121211111111111111111514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)305775196612226220914651212125121212221333574301521
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
1.73
10:42AM
1.02
11:18PM
1.66
11:45AM
0.92
12:24AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
0.16
4:24PM
0.15
6:14AM
0.24
5:21PM
0.24
7:30AM
0.29
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-
Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C232220201917162022212019181616202121201919171721
Feels °C (?)181817171614131618171717161413171718171717141517
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