Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 11AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
S
5
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
518
445
472
399
383
348
240
203
199
165
165
132
132
106
103
103
101
96
73
73
51
50
49
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:19AM0.90m
4:45PM1.51m
5:27AM1.01m
5:44PM1.56m
6:20AM1.14m
6:33PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.34m
11:43PM0.23m
11:08AM0.28m
00:29AM0.15m
12:09PM0.21m
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Temp °C
19
18
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23
21
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21
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Feels °C
18
17
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20
22
20
19
20
19
17
18
22
23
22
19
20
22
20
17
17
14
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