Norries Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Norries Head today?

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
ESE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)161515121211111111111111111514131111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12221820914613121212512121243170357544441148990638
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.02
11:18PM
1.66
11:45AM
0.92
12:24AM
1.58
1:02PM
0.87
1:36AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
0.16
4:24PM
0.15
6:14AM
0.24
5:21PM
0.24
7:30AM
0.29
6:31PM
0.32
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset---5:22-------5:21-------5:20----
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1------12--------1-1-
Temp. °C162022202019181716202120191918171620222019191818
Feels °C (?)121618171717161514171817171716151316171617171717
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