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Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
NE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.4
NNE
0.5
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)12121211151511141413131312126151413131010121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35352120104176192452282152082732481751010419520519941023234
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
1.34
2:12AM
1.25
2:04PM
1.17
3:24AM
1.31
3:19PM
1.02
4:41AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
0.16
8:12AM
0.46
8:33PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.50
9:37PM
0.24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-7:44-------7:44-------7:44------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292724242323243031282524222323252626232119192125
Feels °C (?)302825262524263132302826232423242525232119192124
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