Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1649
1525
1678
1699
1866
1697
1725
1754
1591
1565
1412
1388
1248
1117
1079
1006
894
776
750
669
595
584
496
458
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
4:56PM1.28m
4:44AM1.17m
5:40PM1.37m
5:30AM1.11m
6:19PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.19m
11:01PM0.44m
11:03AM0.18m
11:56PM0.41m
11:38AM0.17m
00:44AM0.36m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
21
5
10
10
2
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
21
22
23
22
22
21
22
23
21
22
23
24
22
21
21
20
20
24
21
20
18
17
17
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1649
1525
1678
1699
1866
1697
1725
1754
1591
1565
1412
1388
1248
1117
1079
1006
894
776
750
669
595
584
496
458
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
20
39
38
36
32
31
28
26
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
3
2
2
2
42
40
36
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
3
4
4
8
7
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
N
6
Energy kJ
50
3
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
20
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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