Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 4PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
E
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
E
4
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
15
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
41
34
47
36
57
56
51
35
34
117
92
31
24
19
44
6
125
124
26
115
15
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:01AM1.75m
10:20PM1.14m
10:51AM1.74m
11:13PM1.03m
11:46AM1.69m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.08m
4:08AM0.07m
5:36PM0.14m
4:55AM0.14m
6:40PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
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5:54
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Temp °C
21
24
24
22
21
20
20
18
18
22
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
24
26
25
23
22
21
20
17
17
20
19
18
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
19
19
19
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