Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 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 (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 7AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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)
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1079
1006
970
835
915
669
595
573
495
467
400
394
394
386
340
340
290
284
239
198
194
158
158
158
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30AM1.11m
6:19PM1.46m
6:15AM1.06m
6:56PM1.52m
6:58AM1.03m
7:33PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.41m
11:38AM0.17m
00:44AM0.36m
12:13PM0.17m
1:28AM0.31m
12:48PM0.17m
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
2
6
8
5
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
15
14
14
17
20
19
17
17
16
15
15
20
22
21
17
15
21
21
19
21
18
18
16
16
13
12
12
14
18
17
15
16
15
14
14
19
21
21
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
1079
1006
970
835
915
669
595
573
495
467
400
394
394
386
340
340
290
284
239
198
194
158
158
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
1.1
NNE
6
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
N
5
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
Energy kJ
9
9
3
2
2
71
8
7
6
6
6
6
60
41
5
5
5
2
8
20
68
71
69
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
6
3
2
3
4
2
4
20
4
4
4
4
6
5
8
3
1
5
4
4
1
9
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
37
109
105
65
88
59
72
81
73
119
34
24
13
2
1
2
2
1
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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