Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.8
SE
10
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
339
202
213
68
56
80
71
577
144
170
176
184
208
220
226
247
226
220
192
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:29AM0.85m
1:14PM1.28m
1:41AM0.81m
2:22PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.45m
6:08AM0.40m
8:14PM0.48m
7:10AM0.47m
9:30PM0.47m
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6:07
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6:05
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6:53
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6:53
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6:54
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 mm
2
2
1
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1
2
2
2
2
2
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1
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
17
16
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
16
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
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