Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Norries Head today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 6PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Norries Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 15 | N 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1003 | 1739 | 4538 | 4360 | 3940 | 3860 | 3872 | 2836 | 2323 | 2441 | 2685 | 2691 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.77m | 10:51AM1.18m | 11:04PM1.60m | 11:42AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.06m | 4:35PM0.16m | 5:38AM0.11m | 5:26PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 15 | N 9 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 | — | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 2 | — | 1003 | 1739 | 36 | 35 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 15 | 36 | 59 | — | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | SE 18 | NE 8 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | E 20 | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 799 | 1067 | 1199 | 1371 | 1133 | 1093 | 1330 | 1680 | 1451 | 1716 | 4538 | 4360 | 3940 | 3860 | 3872 | 2836 | 2323 | 2441 | 2685 | 2691 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 580 | 581 | 581 | 25 | 123 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 260 | 704 | 716 | 485 | 633 | 633 | 649 | 649 | 633 | 537 | 537 |
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