Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 5AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
2.5
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
648
582
543
537
503
485
535
481
574
681
588
558
560
517
464
506
550
536
430
430
362
403
382
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:35PM1.18m
4:30AM1.39m
5:21PM1.35m
5:22AM1.38m
6:06PM1.51m
6:13AM1.34m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.37m
11:03AM0.09m
11:24PM0.28m
11:43AM0.03m
00:22AM0.18m
12:24PM-0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
19
18
21
21
20
19
20
18
19
19
21
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
20
22
20
17
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
18
16
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
18
16
16
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
16
1.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
137
21
91
63
62
62
61
61
39
38
37
34
35
35
34
34
34
48
30
25
5
362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
22
4
21
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
13
12
11
10
10
9
17
32
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.3
S
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.3
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
S
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
4
39
4
8
37
4
11
10
9
8
57
54
26
46
20
42
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
508
648
582
543
537
503
485
535
481
574
681
588
558
560
517
464
506
550
536
430
430
403
382
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
123
123
306
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Norries Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest