Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 May 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
561
490
480
414
349
301
255
255
214
225
220
211
211
181
179
151
92
68
49
31
0
4780
3839
3552
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
00:08AM1.66m
12:49PM0.94m
1:07AM1.55m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
5:12PM0.21m
7:08AM0.20m
6:17PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
20
21
20
17
16
15
14
14
17
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
18
14
17
17
17
14
13
12
10
10
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
10
11
13
14
13
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
561
490
480
414
349
301
255
255
214
225
220
211
211
181
179
151
92
68
49
31
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.7
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
Energy kJ
13
35
176
364
636
893
970
1198
1361
1242
1093
1185
1282
1400
1432
1825
2568
3254
4082
5279
5887
4780
3839
3552
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
9
4
3
Distance (km)
0
18
19
19
19
20
20
23
23
34
306
306
20
20
20
20
25
190
722
582
306
191
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
9
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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