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Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
26.2° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.1
E
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
2.1
SE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.4
SE
0.9
E
2.1
SE
0.8
E
2.3
SE
Period(s) (?)88888878887888888111111811811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68864814033713521274244774691591521411254991131262042634551081009821210
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
1.03
9:24AM
1.72
9:35PM
1.07
9:58AM
1.75
10:12PM
1.10
10:31AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
0.10
4:03PM
0.14
3:19AM
0.07
4:36PM
0.11
3:55AM
0.08
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:45-------7:45
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-111111221-----21-------
Temp. °C232322212123242322222220222524222221181920242525
Feels °C (?)232423212122232221212018192221201918161819222222
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