Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Norries Head today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Norries Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 89 | 69 | 67 | 51 | 29 | 32 | 63 | 34 | 103 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.67m | 7:52AM1.21m | 8:08PM1.69m | 8:27AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.09m | 1:42PM0.07m | 2:36AM0.05m | 2:20PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 92 | 89 | 69 | 291 | 291 | 256 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 232 | 343 | 397 | 338 | 281 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 10 | 67 | 51 | 29 | 32 | 63 | 2 | 103 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | S 16 | NE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | S 12 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 16 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 288 | 319 | 319 | 392 | — | 393 | 232 | 308 | 550 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 281 | 318 | 386 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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