Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313141414141414141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79279276974973764365366378295711421279142214421463146313171162947812690590418323
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.87
3:46AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
0.46
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-5:32-------5:30-------5:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282624232121212525242120201918222222202019191822
Feels °C (?)262523242221212524242321201817212021202019181721
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