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Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
E
0.8
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)777677767776777777888789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118124142107716952937772437891105999994618684167113523616
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
W
10
S
20
SSW
15
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.94
8:14AM
1.58
8:22PM
0.99
8:50AM
1.66
8:59PM
1.03
9:24AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
0.20
2:55PM
0.26
2:05AM
0.14
3:29PM
0.19
2:43AM
0.10
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-
Sunset-7:46-------7:46-------7:45------
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------12112222121-------
Temp. °C272725242424252525242322232222232626242321202324
Feels °C (?)282827272728292726252625262423252726252422202324
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