Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Norries Head sea temperature is

21.5°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	63	83	58	57	73	78	104	128	131	123	123	123	123	123	123	159	206	250	256	300	311	378	386	386
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:10PM1.01m				11:58AM1.50m				00:22AM0.90m					1:14PM1.46m				1:52AM0.85m				2:34PM1.47m
Low Tide			5:02AM0.23m				6:52PM0.36m				6:05AM0.31m					8:23PM0.37m				7:27AM0.35m				9:44PM0.31m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	20	21	20	19	18	19	19	19	21	21	21	19	19
Feels °C	16	15	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	18	19	18	18	17	19	19	19	20	19	19	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	63	83	58	57	73	78	104	128	131	123	123	123	123	123	123	159	206	250	256	300	311	378	386	386
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	S 9	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 17	S 16	S 16
kJ	33	33	33	33	17	16	16	16	8	8	8	8	8	3	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	23	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	S 18	—	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	N 17	N 17	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	7	—	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	—	NNW 3	N 3	—	—	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	7	—	—	—	1	4	—	1	6	—	—	5	7	7	3	—	—	—	—	9	9	13	24	34
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	139	223	223	223	0	0	0	0	15	196	196	0	196	0	0	0	196	537	1016	203	29
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