Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is

22.4°C

Norries Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Norries Head today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3						Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 6	N 6	E 8	E 8	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	17	27	28	18	131	115	126	110	75	54	49	33	33	144	98	88	68	64	61	58	108	131	50	51
Wind (km/h)	SW	NNE	NNE	NW	N	NW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				4:12PM1.45m					5:07AM1.11m				5:09PM1.41m				5:59AM1.24m				5:59PM1.37m
Low Tide		9:38AM0.38m					11:04PM0.19m			10:52AM0.36m					11:47PM0.15m				11:56AM0.32m				00:25AM0.11m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	7:07
mm	1	1	—	1	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	24	26	22	19	19	20	19	23	29	29	27	23	22	21	21	24	30	32	27	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	23	25	25	22	20	19	19	18	23	27	29	26	22	20	19	19	22	26	28	26	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	SSE 9	NNE 6	E 8	N 7	NNE 7	N 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	E 9	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8
kJ	17	27	28	18	17	115	29	110	75	54	30	33	33	89	98	88	68	64	39	58	34	25	50	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 11	E 7	S 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 8	E 8	S 7	E 8	E 9	S 6	E 9	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	5	8	18	18	5	27	6	29	29	29	1	1	1	33	33	21	35	39	12	53	51	50	20	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 5	S 5	E 12	S 9	—	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	S 7	S 7	E 8	S 7	S 7	E 15	S 6	N 10	E 15	E 14	E 14
kJ	18	18	5	2	3	15	—	6	6	6	5	4	2	4	14	33	22	14	4	11	2	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	WNW 3	WNW 4	NW 4	N 6	N 4	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	27	81	131	110	126	7	7	3	49	52	106	144	—	—	—	—	61	77	108	131	219	265
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	39	29	808	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	186	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	34	23	19	0
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