Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is

21.5°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (25 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 7	N 7	NNE 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
Wave Graph
kJ	205	205	205	205	246	293	280	382	345	278	274	198	166	219	219	158	140	140	88	64	50	53	34	26
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	E	ENE	NE
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:54AM1.52m					8:03PM1.41m				8:33AM1.64m				8:46PM1.34m				9:15AM1.72m				9:31PM1.25m
Low Tide	1:38AM0.02m					2:06PM0.11m				2:12AM-0.01m				2:55PM0.07m				2:48AM-0.01m				3:45PM0.06m


	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	2	—	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	24	28	26	23	20	20	19	19	23	21	20	20	20
Feels °C	19	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	19	21	24	28	27	26	20	21	19	19	23	19	20	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	NNE 7	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	205	205	205	205	246	293	280	382	345	159	127	198	87	58	42	158	140	140	88	64	50	36	154	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 21	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	ENE 8	—	E 15	E 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 5	E 8	E 8	E 7	NNE 6	E 7
kJ	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	125	—	—	101	—	5	4	42	29	33	27	29	29	28	34	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 8	E 14	SSE 10	S 10	E 7	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	30	4	10	29	26	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	WNW 4	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	—	ESE 5
kJ	88	55	81	84	53	78	149	187	226	278	274	10	166	219	219	10	37	34	—	30	34	53	—	20
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	203	196	196	196	203	196	246	468	121	34	0	21	21	21	0	21	16	21	16	20	20	20	20	201
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Rating (10 max)		3							3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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