Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 15 May 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (16 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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 47mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
356
330
339
374
374
338
383
419
536
619
611
659
705
742
731
723
788
803
880
963
963
971
982
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:52PM1.67m
7:05AM1.28m
7:39PM1.78m
7:56AM1.20m
8:27PM1.86m
8:48AM1.12m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.10m
1:05PM-0.02m
2:14AM0.04m
1:48PM-0.01m
3:10AM0.03m
2:34PM0.01m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:01
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
Temp °C
20
18
18
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
19
17
17
16
16
19
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
Energy kJ
3
4
3
339
374
374
338
383
419
536
619
611
659
705
742
731
723
788
803
880
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.6
E
10
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
3
44
3
3
4
3
3
75
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
Energy kJ
356
356
330
963
963
971
982
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
19
19
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
201
201
246
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
5
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Norries Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest