Norries Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve scanned the charts for the next couple of weeks and, to be brutally honest, it’s a pretty quiet stretch for Norries Head. We’ve got a lot of small, wind-affected days ahead with only one proper window that’s worth getting excited about. Don’t get too keen on the early part of the run, because it’s mostly dribble.

The first few days, from Friday the 31st through the weekend, are a write-off. The swell is small, period is short, and we’ve got cross-onshore breezes making a mess of things. Friday arvo sees a 5ft SSE windswell but with a 6-second period and a 12 mph south wind, it’s just chopped-out slop. Energy is only moderate at 193, but the quality is zero. Saturday and Sunday follow suit with tiny waves, under 2ft, and not a clean face to be found.

Then we get to Monday the 3rd of August. That’s the standout. Monday morning, the wind drops right out to glassy, and the swell comes up to a clean 5ft from the southeast with a 10-second period. The combined energy jumps up to 458, which is the strongest we see in the whole window. This is the one to point the car at. Norries Head (Tweed) is an exposed point, and it’s usually inconsistent, so this is a proper little window. It’s a beginner-friendly size, but the quality is there. It’s going to be clean, lined-up, and fun. The glassy conditions are a massive plus. Monday arvo still has the 5ft swell, but a light NE cross-on breeze kicks in, so the morning is definitely the call.

After that, the taps get turned off. From Tuesday the 4th through to the middle of the month, it’s mostly small, weak, and bumpy. There’s a few mornings with clean, glassy conditions, like Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th, but the swell is down around 2ft to 2ft with weak energy readings in the 50s and 80s. It’s surfable but only just, and you’ll be scratching for anything rideable. The period stays short and it’s pretty ordinary.

We get a brief bump around the 13th of August, with a 5ft north swell on Thursday morning, but the period is only 6 seconds and the wind is cross-shore, making it lumpy. That one’s a miss too.

So, in short: if you want a wave, make it Monday morning the 3rd. Everything else in this 16-day window is a fight for scraps. The water temp at Norries Head is sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year – no surprises there. It’s a quiet run, but that Monday morning looks like the real deal. Keep an eye on it, but as always, forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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