Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
NE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)91111111111111199104877776655556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)654242301829291938392711282617161614231723222333
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.27
10:03AM
1.74
10:25PM
1.33
10:38AM
1.65
11:06PM
1.37
11:15AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.03
4:31PM
0.00
4:19AM
0.06
5:04PM
0.02
5:04AM
0.13
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:30-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:27-------7:25
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323222327282724232322222626252322212021252625
Feels °C (?)252424232528292926262525252726252423232222252625
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