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Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.3
SE
1
E
1.1
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888888866667788777666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1921731531721931871331371581672162681401111332662271801331471391199291
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.88
6:07AM
1.31
5:57PM
0.87
6:54AM
1.40
6:55PM
0.90
7:36AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
0.33
12:52PM
0.51
11:51PM
0.31
1:40PM
0.42
12:41AM
0.26
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-7:46-------7:46-------7:46------
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1------------------123-1
Temp. °C252724242322232727262423232223272827242424242526
Feels °C (?)272825252423232525252524242425282929272727272828
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