Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 13 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313121212121212121111111111151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1463146313171162947812690590418309244244192189145142135133919191757271
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassoffglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:29-------5:28----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172123222018181817212221202019191922232321212019
Feels °C (?)151820201917171716202120202119192022212120191918
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