Norries Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are looking pretty grim for Norries Head. There’s a long stretch ahead with barely a ripple worth paddling for, so don’t get your hopes up too early. We’ve got a big gap of unremarkable slop and wind-affected junk before anything even starts to look like a surf.

First up, the earliest we get anything close to a wave is on Sunday the 6th of September. Even then, it’s a struggle. The morning sees a weak 3ft swell from the NNE with a short period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy is a paltry 76. That’s basically nothing. Wind is a light NW cross-off, so the surface is clean, but the swell is so weak and short-period it’s barely surfable. The afternoon gets messier, with a 4ft N swell, but a 15 km/h SE onshore wind kills it.

The next week is a real write-off. We’re looking at day after day of tiny, weak, or blown-out conditions. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-on, and the swell heights are pitiful, often under 3ft. The energy readings are constantly in the low double digits or single digits. It’s a long, dry spell.

Then, finally, a glimmer. On Wednesday the 9th of September, the morning looks like our only real hope. The swell pops up to 4ft from the SE with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 282, which is moderate. The wind is dead calm – glassy conditions. That’s the standout. For Norries Head, a point break that’s inconsistent and often crowded, getting glassy conditions is huge. The swell direction is SE, which is not the optimum NE, but it’s something. The water temp is about 69°, which is pretty average for this time of year, so no worries there. This is your one chance to get a few clean ones.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. The 11th of September’s Friday morning shows an 8ft SE swell with a massive 840 energy reading, but it’s cross-on with a 15 km/h SSE wind and the period is only 8 seconds. That’s going to be a washing machine, not a point break. The rest of the second week is all small, weak, and wind-affected. The 18th of September Friday morning is the last faint pulse, with a 2ft ENE swell, a 15 km/h N cross-off, and a period of 8 seconds. The energy is only 62 and the notes say "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s clean, but tiny.

So, to sum it up: The only real standout is the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September. Glassy, 4ft SE swell. Get out there if you can, because the rest of the forecast is a long, painful wait for the next one.

Rusty.

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