Norries Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Norries Head over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, the outlook is a bit of a struggle. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and cranky wind, so don’t expect much action for a while. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

The first real chance to get wet comes on Wednesday the 2nd of September. It’s not much to write home about – a small 2ft easterly swell with a 10-second period, and a light NNW cross-offshore breeze at 6 mph. The combined energy is weak (70), so you’ll be scratching for little runners. The waves are surfable but very ordinary. After that, it’s a wasteland. From Thursday the 3rd right through to Tuesday the 8th, we’re looking at a mix of poor surf conditions and tiny, gutless energy. Most days the swell barely reaches 1ft – 2ft, and the wind is all over the place, mostly cross or cross-on. Even the clean days are too small to bother with.

We do get a spike in size on Wednesday the 9th of September. A 5ft north swell shows up in the morning, with a short 6-second period, and a moderate N wind at 12 mph creating a cross-off breeze. The combined energy bumps up to a moderate 173, but it’s a messy, short-period north swell. The afternoon pushes it further to 6ft, with energy at 275, but the period is still a short 6 seconds. That’s a lot of bumpy, jumbled water. For a beginner, that’s too big and messy, and for experts, it’s just not a quality wave. This setup at a point break with a north wind and short period north swell looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The next week sees a return to small, poor conditions. We get a glassy window on the morning of Sunday the 13th of September, but the swell is only 2ft from the east with an 8-second period, and combined energy is a weak 68. The waves are surfable but very ordinary. Monday the 14th morning is also glassy with a tiny 2ft east swell, enough for a longboard if you’re desperate. Tuesday the 15th sees a jump in energy to 196 from a southeast swell with a 14-second period, but the wind is a strong, cross SSW breeze at 12 mph, and the swell height is only 2ft, so it’s just messy wind chop with no real shape.

Honestly, the pick of the whole period, and it’s a weak one, is the morning of Sunday the 13th. That window of glassy conditions with a 2ft east swell might give you a few clean, soft lines if you’re on a longboard. It’s not a standout by any means, but it’s the only time the wind and swell align for anything close to clean. Don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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