Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 13 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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 2PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
662
550
567
582
582
606
622
605
544
477
452
493
575
575
506
441
372
382
347
314
314
257
255
298
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:30AM1.39m
5:21PM1.35m
5:22AM1.38m
6:06PM1.51m
6:13AM1.34m
6:52PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.09m
11:24PM0.28m
11:43AM0.03m
00:22AM0.18m
12:24PM-0.00m
1:18AM0.10m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
19
20
18
19
18
21
20
21
20
20
18
17
17
19
21
20
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
19
18
19
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.5
S
10
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
62
62
61
59
38
38
36
35
35
35
34
34
9
49
506
441
372
382
18
314
257
255
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
13
12
11
25
10
9
17
32
27
5
3
31
42
43
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
8
33
11
10
9
8
59
54
51
46
44
42
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
662
550
567
582
582
606
622
605
544
477
452
493
575
575
347
314
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
19
208
20
34
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
0
0
0
19
19
19
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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