Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Norries Head today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Norries Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 478 | 348 | 341 | 173 | 268 | 346 | 308 | 308 | 273 | 265 | 232 | 88 | 114 | 74 | 64 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 77 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.21m | 1:26AM0.85m | 3:05PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.56m | 6:36AM0.34m | 8:25PM0.62m | 7:36AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 496 | 70 | 348 | 341 | 173 | 268 | 346 | 308 | 308 | 273 | 265 | 232 | 88 | 114 | 74 | 64 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 56 | 62 | 50 | 60 | 14 | — | 24 | 5 | — | 10 | 9 | 67 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 42 | 29 | 23 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 478 | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
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