Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 27 May 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 1PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1591
1435
1412
1269
1248
1117
1079
927
878
846
846
900
595
573
495
467
452
443
386
386
394
340
284
284
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
S
5
SE
0
NE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
0
SSW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:44AM1.17m
5:40PM1.37m
5:30AM1.11m
6:19PM1.46m
6:15AM1.06m
6:56PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.18m
11:56PM0.41m
11:38AM0.17m
00:44AM0.36m
12:13PM0.17m
1:28AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
2
1
1
1
2
8
11
7
3
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
16
15
14
17
20
20
16
15
16
16
21
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
21
23
19
19
19
17
14
13
12
14
17
18
14
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1591
1435
1412
1269
1248
1117
1079
927
878
846
846
900
595
573
495
467
452
443
386
386
394
340
284
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.2
S
8
0.9
NNW
5
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
3
2
2
2
51
45
6
6
6
43
47
47
5
42
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
6
6
3
2
3
4
4
8
7
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
Energy kJ
67
62
52
66
64
7
14
12
51
107
31
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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