Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.4° 

Norries Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Norries Head today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
160
134
131
142
138
412
389
351
199
192
142
118
121
113
96
96
97
94
130
125
119
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM1.54m
8:48PM1.43m
9:17AM1.58m
9:29PM1.30m
10:02AM1.58m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.08m
2:57AM0.02m
3:36PM0.13m
3:33AM0.07m
4:30PM0.20m
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
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5:26
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5:44
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5:44
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5:45
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 mm
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2
7
1
2
1
1
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Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
16
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