Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SE
16
0.4
E
4
0.5
SE
11
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
33
33
20
39
6
63
11
12
15
15
115
78
15
15
14
15
5
12
12
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM1.74m
11:13PM1.03m
11:46AM1.69m
00:14AM0.94m
12:49PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.14m
4:55AM0.14m
6:40PM0.20m
5:50AM0.22m
7:52PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
18
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
17
20
18
19
19
19
18
17
18
21
20
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
18
19
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