
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Norries Head today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 2PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Norries Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | SE 23 | SE 23 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 173 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 56 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.03m | 5:59PM1.72m | 6:22AM1.15m | 6:44PM1.77m | 7:05AM1.26m | 7:24PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.14m | 00:41AM0.09m | 12:11PM0.06m | 1:19AM0.03m | 12:58PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | E 15 | S 18 | S 23 | E 9 | SE 23 |
202 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 388 | 336 | 328 | 288 | 288 | 257 | 56 | 217 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | E 15 |
24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | E 7 | ENE 6 | N 9 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 8 | S 21 | — | — | — | SE 23 | E 15 |
16 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
1 | 263 | 173 | 362 | 437 | 460 | 477 | 436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 10 | 881 | 1575 | 1937 | 1635 | 1640 | 1361 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 223 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 223 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 223 | 260 | 306 | 306 | 19 | 19 |
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