Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Norries Head today (16 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Norries Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 224 | 410 | 520 | 521 | 429 | 393 | 453 | 465 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.64m | 10:16AM1.33m | 10:23PM1.46m | 11:00AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:11PM0.18m | 4:44AM0.11m | 4:57PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 55 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 14 | SE 15 | SE 18 | E 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 18 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 12 | S 15 | SE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 220 | 328 | 348 | 405 | 417 | 334 | 285 | 254 | 222 | 224 | 410 | 520 | 521 | 429 | 393 | 453 | 465 | 504 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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