Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Norries Head today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Norries Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1936 | 2250 | 1970 | 1846 | 1652 | 1378 | 1201 | 1086 | 861 | 690 | 612 | 529 | 435 | 318 | 533 | 464 | 263 | 359 | 359 | 351 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:36PM1.20m | 00:25AM1.23m | 1:35PM1.20m | 1:11AM1.07m | 2:40PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.44m | 6:55AM0.22m | 7:31PM0.56m | 7:39AM0.28m | 8:56PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1936 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 105 | 103 | 1201 | 1086 | 861 | 690 | 612 | 529 | 435 | 318 | 533 | 464 | 263 | 359 | 359 | 351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 88 | — | — | — | 48 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 40 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 181 | 214 | 31 | 29 | 197 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 16 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 319 | 2250 | 1970 | 1846 | 1652 | 1378 | — | 695 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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