Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
567
662
646
589
532
573
544
517
506
590
590
506
441
372
372
327
347
382
347
335
353
362
339
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:21PM1.35m
5:22AM1.38m
6:06PM1.51m
6:13AM1.34m
6:52PM1.67m
7:05AM1.28m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.28m
11:43AM0.03m
00:22AM0.18m
12:24PM-0.00m
1:18AM0.10m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
19
18
19
20
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
21
21
19
18
17
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
20
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.5
S
10
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
61
61
4
8
36
35
35
34
34
33
9
48
506
441
372
372
3
31
31
31
44
4
3
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
17
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
9
23
13
12
11
10
10
9
17
32
33
26
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
22
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
11
10
4
9
59
54
26
46
44
42
9
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
567
567
662
646
589
532
573
544
517
506
590
590
327
347
382
347
335
353
362
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
20
22
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
0
0
19
19
19
19
0
0
0
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Norries Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest