Norries Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get down to it. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a slow burn, so don't rush out there just yet. We’ve got a flat spell on our hands to start, and it’s going to test your patience.

Right now, the surf is tiny, with waves under 3 feet. The swell energy is weak, barely registering. There’s nothing worth getting wet for. We’re looking at a real dead period from now through the middle of next week. If you’re really jonesing, Tuesday morning (the 11th) might be the least terrible option with a clean 2ft east swell and light offshore winds, but honestly, it’s a long paddle for not much.

The change starts to stir around the 16th, as the swell fills in from the south, but the wind is all over it, making it a choppy, messy mess. That poor run of conditions is set to last for a few days. The swell keeps building, though, and by the 20th and 21st, we start to see some real juice in the water, with the combined energy of all swells directed here climbing into the 300s and 400s. But the wind is still stuck in the south, keeping it cross-onshore and chopped up.

The window to watch is the 22nd and 23rd. The swell really turns on, with the summary swell height jumping to 7ft, and the combined swell energy readings a powerful 951 and 895. The period is a solid 10 seconds, so there’s some serious push behind it. This is a big, powerful east swell, the kind that gets the points firing. The catch is the wind, which will still be from the south-southeast, making it cross-onshore. It won’t be perfect, but this is the biggest, most powerful surf we see in the whole run. It’s pushing right up against that “experts only” line, so if you’re not comfortable in solid, powerful surf, this is one to watch from the shore.

The last day of the run, Tuesday the 25th, shows the swell backing down to a more manageable 4-5ft, and the wind swings northwest, going cross-offshore and cleaning it up. The combined energy is still a solid 347. This could be the most user-friendly day of the better stretch, with cleaner conditions on a solid, rideable swell.

So, here’s the game plan: skip the flat, messy start. Lock your eyes on that window from the 22nd to the 25th. The 22nd and 23rd hold the biggest, most powerful swell, but it will be lumpy. The 25th looks like the pick for clean, fun waves as the wind finally swings around. It’s a long way out, so treat it as promising rather than set in stone, but it’s definitely got my attention.

Rusty.

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