Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is

21.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	0.5ft (0.1m)	7s
Evening (21 Sep)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 21						Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	N 5	ESE 7	SE 7	N 5	SE 16	N 5	N 5	S 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 10	N 10	E 13	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	9	15	5	2	0	10	16	19	190	9	5	2	2	2	2	3	184	308	214	155	154	130
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:02AM0.85m				4:28PM1.33m				4:55AM0.94m				5:12PM1.42m				5:36AM1.04m				5:49PM1.50m
Low Tide		9:34AM0.43m					11:17PM0.37m				10:32AM0.36m				11:52PM0.27m				11:19AM0.27m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	24	25	23	20	19	18	20	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	17	23	23	21	20	19	17	18	17	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	N 5	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	—	S 19	N 9	SSE 19	SE 11	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	34	15	28	38	20	33	16	19	14	9	5	2	2	—	7	2	37	30	80	88	68	68
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 18	SSE 10	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 8	SE 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	N 9	SSE 19	SSE 19	SE 19	SE 17	SE 16
kJ	85	31	59	29	5	10	33	32	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	2	37	72	91	70	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 18	ESE 7	SE 7	SSE 16	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	E 13	—	—	—	—	S 21	—
kJ	9	79	5	2	26	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	—	—	—	—	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	SW 2	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6
kJ	13	28	16	16	21	21	—	2	190	280	265	273	280	472	424	362	184	308	214	155	154	130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cabarita NSW - North Coast	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Cabarita NSW - North Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Forster Beach (Nambucca) NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	15	34	4	29	0	30	254	123	34	34	19	19	19	19	19	34	515	20	20	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Angourie Point	Lennox Head	Tallows Beach	Dreamtime	Mullaway	Cabarita			Turners Beach	Diggers	The Pass	Arrawarra	The Pass	Brunswick Heads North	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass			The Pass	Snapper Point	Brunswick Heads North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1			1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2			2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	4	1	4	5	5	9	5	6	2	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	5	5	5	4	6	7	9	5	6	5	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	9	7	6

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