Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 09 May 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
192
189
199
221
221
217
259
250
250
407
407
401
389
395
398
330
330
314
239
235
184
184
180
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:47AM1.35m
2:46PM0.93m
2:42AM1.37m
3:44PM1.04m
3:37AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.46m
8:49AM0.31m
8:08PM0.47m
9:38AM0.23m
9:18PM0.44m
10:22AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
0.9
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
Energy kJ
203
192
445
391
334
334
217
259
250
250
407
407
401
389
395
398
330
330
314
239
235
184
184
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
10
10
189
199
221
221
9
9
9
9
8
103
30
26
65
64
94
88
86
85
52
51
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
E
16
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
8
10
10
10
10
10
21
6
23
9
12
8
8
8
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
533
454
656
598
569
308
295
300
343
295
72
243
318
208
290
280
268
239
351
472
476
476
523
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
0
0
0
0
19
19
34
19
19
19
19
123
123
34
123
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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