Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Norries Head today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
35
36
38
37
37
37
25
42
26
35
22
22
22
21
21
21
24
25
25
30
19
27
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:04AM1.27m
7:16PM1.57m
7:44AM1.39m
7:55PM1.52m
8:22AM1.49m
8:31PM1.44m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.09m
1:00PM0.15m
1:40AM0.05m
1:47PM0.12m
2:11AM0.03m
2:30PM0.11m
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Temp °C
18
17
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
22
22
21
19
19
19
18
19
24
24
21
21
21
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
20
18
18
16
17
17
16
17
21
23
22
21
21
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