Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1
N
1
N
0.8
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.4
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)13131313131313121212666126121211129141499
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12687868685555450282864694527131313126323827233
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.53
7:28AM
1.49
7:58PM
1.65
8:12AM
1.40
8:41PM
1.73
8:58AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.06
1:39PM
-0.04
2:17AM
0.03
2:16PM
-0.03
3:09AM
0.04
2:55PM
0.01
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222220191926282523212021192223222120191918212321
Feels °C (?)202119181825262322201918161920191918171817202119
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