Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 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 10AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1211
1332
1536
1447
910
1149
1032
821
727
640
561
541
480
414
349
295
249
210
214
220
211
202
198
202
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:42AM1.04m
10:13PM1.84m
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.06m
3:22PM0.06m
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
5:12PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
21
20
19
18
17
15
15
19
21
20
18
16
16
15
14
17
18
18
17
16
21
20
20
22
20
20
19
16
15
13
13
16
18
17
15
13
13
11
10
13
14
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
971
923
1536
1447
910
1149
1032
821
727
640
561
541
480
414
349
295
249
210
214
220
211
202
198
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
94
84
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
1.7
N
6
2.1
N
7
1.6
N
7
0.8
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
7
1.3
S
7
2
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1211
1332
218
389
239
22
16
2
12
12
7
6
57
186
484
792
878
993
1188
1198
987
849
850
933
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
203
193
21
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
20
20
20
23
25
22
22
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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