Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is

21.3°C

Norries Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Norries Head today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSE 6	NNE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	197	286	243	247	225	247	187	153	113	88	70	51	93	35	59	59	55	64	47	43	44	33	47	56
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:33AM1.64m				8:46PM1.34m				9:15AM1.72m				9:31PM1.25m				10:01AM1.75m				10:20PM1.14m
Low Tide		2:12AM-0.01m				2:55PM0.07m				2:48AM-0.01m				3:45PM0.06m				3:27AM0.02m				4:38PM0.08m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—
mm	—	3	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	21	20	21	25	28	29	21	20	19	19	20	23	21	20	20	20	19	19	20	23	23	23	21	22
Feels °C	21	20	21	25	28	29	20	20	19	19	20	22	20	20	20	21	21	21	23	25	23	24	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9
kJ	171	159	124	99	87	57	42	153	113	88	70	51	36	35	168	130	101	64	47	43	44	33	47	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	197	—	—	—	—	5	4	44	45	44	29	41	40	26	59	59	55	74	69	49	49	34	34	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	SSE 10	S 10	NNE 6	SE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SE 6	NNE 6	SE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	20	48	23	21	12	15	15	11	15	8	10	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSW 3	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	178	286	243	247	225	247	187	3	34	24	25	47	93	124	33	—	—	—	—	—	43	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	21	21	34	21	0	21	23	21	21	0	18	20	20	20	20	20	0	0	0	21	43	196	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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