Norries Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
24
33
23
117
136
198
154
139
86
82
61
57
57
47
46
37
29
29
48
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:37PM1.32m
12:36PM1.26m
00:30AM1.17m
1:43PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.36m
6:07AM0.17m
6:38PM0.44m
6:55AM0.21m
8:05PM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
18
21
20
18
18
17
15
14
16
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
16
19
18
16
17
15
13
12
14
16
15
16
14
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