Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 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 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. 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

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
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
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1435
1435
1286
1149
1004
898
727
640
561
552
480
414
349
295
249
255
210
220
211
211
179
183
145
121
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:42AM1.04m
10:13PM1.84m
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
00:08AM1.66m
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
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
5:00
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
15
15
19
21
20
17
15
15
14
13
16
19
19
18
16
16
15
21
20
20
20
19
16
15
13
13
16
18
17
14
12
11
10
8
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
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
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
1435
1435
1286
1149
1004
898
727
640
561
552
480
414
349
295
249
255
210
220
211
211
179
183
145
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
82
1
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
6
1.9
N
7
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.9
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
212
308
16
21
7
23
13
6
3
6
70
220
528
871
947
1162
1331
1242
1040
1098
1000
1254
1746
1859
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
21
21
43
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
20
20
25
23
190
22
306
20
20
20
25
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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