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Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
26.7° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
Period(s) (?)11101111121212111111111212121211117777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716689972106411411141104186176477777781983379772313171428677679735696676674710
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
1.18
3:47PM
0.79
4:47AM
1.24
5:14PM
0.83
5:46AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.45
10:39AM
0.57
9:28PM
0.47
11:51AM
0.48
10:49PM
0.42
12:37PM
0.38
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset-------7:06-------7:05-------7:04
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------111241111----
Temp. °C222120202127292724242322232624242322222222232323
Feels °C (?)242221212127292725262625262725242221201919192020
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