Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.4° 

Norries Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Norries Head today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 5AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
539
400
389
361
144
191
214
134
115
131
120
113
113
92
130
125
121
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:48PM1.43m
9:17AM1.58m
9:29PM1.30m
10:02AM1.58m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.02m
3:36PM0.13m
3:33AM0.07m
4:30PM0.20m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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 mm
2
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
14
15
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
17
17
16
16
17
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