Norries Head Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.34° S 153.58° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 24.5° 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 8AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Evening (27 Apr)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	435	488	630	582	559	539	548	561	460	403	385	424	424	367	367	359	349	403	412	422	434	424	459	562
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:41AM1.41m				5:26PM1.22m				5:27AM1.38m				6:07PM1.33m				6:07AM1.33m				6:44PM1.43m
Low Tide	10:23PM0.35m				11:18AM0.17m				11:21PM0.32m				11:53AM0.13m				00:10AM0.28m				12:23PM0.11m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	20	21	20	20	18	18	18	20	21	21	19	19	19	18	18	21	23	22	21	19
Feels °C	17	16	16	18	19	19	19	18	16	16	16	17	19	20	18	19	19	17	17	19	20	21	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	N 11	—	—	—	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	NE 16	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9
kJ	435	488	525	582	3	—	—	—	460	403	385	424	—	367	10	359	349	403	412	422	2	2	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	—	SSE 7	—	N 18	N 18	—	—	N 18	N 17	ESE 8	—	N 12	—	N 16	S 11	N 12	N 11	N 11	NE 15	NE 15	NE 16	NE 16	N 11
kJ	19	—	9	—	6	6	—	—	6	6	7	—	3	—	5	3	3	2	2	9	9	9	9	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 11	—	—	N 16	N 12	N 16	—	S 12	N 15	NE 16	S 10	NE 15	S 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	5	3	5	—	3	4	10	2	9	2	2	2	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 7	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	—	31	630	—	559	539	548	561	—	—	—	—	424	—	367	—	—	—	—	—	434	424	459	562
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	19	19	19	19	19	0	0	0	19	19	19	19	19	0	0	0	19	34	19	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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