Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 22 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.3
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.1
NE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
1.4
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111111111151413121112111111111110111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121255121254317035751341788159315101552140313131204423989943964952
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
1.66
11:45AM
0.92
12:24AM
1.58
1:02PM
0.87
1:36AM
1.51
2:25PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
0.24
5:21PM
0.24
7:30AM
0.29
6:31PM
0.32
8:46AM
0.29
7:53PM
0.37
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset-----5:21-------5:20-------5:19--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11------112211112252
Temp. °C181716202121201918161719212019191817172021201921
Feels °C (?)161514171718171615131416171717161514151818171618
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