Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 5AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.3
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)11151515141414131313131313131312121256512129
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91757271148146134128126878686855554504828454083272713
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120181823242322212019192629262321212019232222
Feels °C (?)212020191924232221201918182528252320181716201918
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