Norries Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.34° S 153.58° E

Norries Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Norries Head sea temperature is
20.7° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Norries Head at 10PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
690
601
529
465
370
472
407
240
185
181
205
306
258
252
205
201
165
165
134
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSE
10
E
5
E
0
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:35PM1.20m
1:11AM1.07m
2:40PM1.22m
2:09AM0.94m
3:45PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.56m
7:39AM0.28m
8:56PM0.61m
8:30AM0.32m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
18
18
17
18
16
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