Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 07 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)555666666667777777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)264333565860626486104123135156160186186214228273287306366392344
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
1.10
12:23PM
1.55
1:04AM
1.10
1:02PM
1.38
2:00AM
1.11
1:42PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.12
5:50AM
0.23
7:02PM
0.17
6:39AM
0.37
7:40PM
0.21
7:36AM
0.50
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:46-------7:46
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C242324232325252524232223232526252424242425262726
Feels °C (?)252425242425242425232322232526252525252526262625
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