Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)10101099999999910101010101099991110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262262257211207168168133133133133136148184151163228157175147180180229225
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
1.40
10:46AM
0.95
11:29PM
1.32
11:36AM
0.86
12:27AM
1.26
12:47PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.40
4:36PM
0.32
6:13AM
0.47
5:21PM
0.40
7:26AM
0.50
6:23PM
0.46
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:36-------5:35--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818232624222221212125262523222120202425242221
Feels °C (?)201818222524232322222226262524232322222626242322
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