Norries Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
90
119
116
113
113
149
146
146
110
110
110
87
81
130
119
116
110
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:54PM1.45m
6:06AM0.97m
6:31PM1.55m
6:43AM1.05m
7:04PM1.62m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.32m
11:49AM0.23m
1:08AM0.23m
12:29PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
20
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
21
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
22
21
19
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