Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is

20.5° C

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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 4	S 5	SSE 6	E 7	E 6	SE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	25	25	26	26	25	13	12	12	16	24	17	24	17	18	26	18	19	26	28	82	126	26	31	65
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	E	N	NNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	ENE	E	NNE	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				7:09AM0.98m				7:36PM1.62m				7:45AM1.03m				8:09PM1.67m				8:20AM1.08m				8:41PM1.69m
Low Tide		1:41AM0.28m			12:51PM0.17m					2:14AM0.21m				1:29PM0.12m				2:45AM0.16m				2:05PM0.10m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	18	21	19	18	17	15	14	14	16	18	16	15	14
Feels °C	15	14	12	14	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	18	19	17	18	15	11	11	10	12	14	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	E 7	E 6	E 6
kJ	138	138	143	108	106	116	78	75	50	43	17	24	17	18	26	18	19	26	26	23	25	22	31	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	E 4	ENE 4	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 6	E 6	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SE 7	E 13	E 7	E 7	NE 7	NE 7	SE 14
kJ	25	25	26	6	3	13	12	12	16	24	29	28	18	17	8	8	8	2	13	8	15	26	7	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 7	E 7	E 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	SSE 7	NE 7	SE 7	E 12	SE 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	NE 7
kJ	4	4	5	26	25	4	4	3	12	12	12	12	2	2	5	8	2	3	2	13	13	13	13	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	ENE 4	NNE 2	N 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 4	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	1	3	2	4	—	3	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	9	28	82	126	198	214	164
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	20	20	4	4	0	0	19	0	39	223	177	176	191	125	21	21	22	19	19	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1	1	2	2	2	2
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