Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
1
N
0.7
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.9
SE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
3
S
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)12661212121191179914911111111111310101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28663427271313812288313312121211401010569527
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
1.40
8:41PM
1.73
8:58AM
1.28
9:28PM
1.75
9:47AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.03
2:16PM
-0.03
3:09AM
0.04
2:55PM
0.01
4:05AM
0.09
3:37PM
0.07
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:03-------6:03-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:24-------5:23-------5:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212119222322212019181821222120191918172122222020
Feels °C (?)211915192019191818171720201919181816151818191718
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