Norries Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Look, the next couple of weeks are a proper mixed bag. We’ve got a run of small, ordinary days coming up, but if you can wait it out, there are a couple of windows that are going to be worth your while. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is pretty much where you’d expect for this time of year.

The first real highlight isn’t until Monday afternoon, the 10th of August. We’ll see a pulse of new energy filling in, with the swell jumping up to 7ft from the north. The period is short though, only 7 seconds. The wind is offshore from the west, and that’s what will keep it clean. It’s a bit sloppy but the energy is there – the combined energy reading is 732. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best thing on offer for a while. Norries Head (Tweed Coast) will be where you want to be. This one’s okay for a paddle, but the shorter period doesn't do it any favors.

After that, it drops right off again. We’re looking at a few days of tiny, weak waves. You’ll see plenty of knee-high slop with cross-shore winds, and honestly, from the 12th through to the 16th, there’s nothing worth getting out of bed for. The energy readings are down in the 30s and 40s – that’s about as weak as it gets. This is a real lull, a proper dead spell.

Then things get interesting again, though not necessarily clean. Around the 17th of August, we’ve got a solid push of swell coming in – 8ft on the Monday morning, but it’s coming with onshore wind and rain. It’s a bit of a mess, and it's powerful. The combined energy jumps to 760. This is where the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

The 18th brings a bigger pulse, a serious one. The swell drops slightly to 8ft, but the period bumps up to 11 seconds, and the combined energy reading is a big one: 2008. This is strong, powerful stuff. It’s coming from the south-east, and there’s some cross-shore wind that will keep it from being perfect. This is expert territory – anything over 8ft is only for the experienced, and 8ft with that energy is going to be a handful. A long period like that at a point break like Norries Head could see it breaking a bit straight, but it will be powerful.

The morning of the 19th also has a lot of energy – 1399 – with 8ft swell. It’s solid, but the cross-onshore wind is going to chop it up a bit. Still, there’s plenty of water moving.

If you can hold out, the real standout – the one that saves the whole fortnight – is Friday the 21st of August. We’ve got the swell easing slightly to 6ft, but the winds go glassy in the morning and light offshore in the afternoon. The combined energy is still a healthy 586. This is your window. Clean, strong, proper surf. The break will have some push to it and the light winds will make it look like a million bucks. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

There’s another glimmer on the 24th, with glassy conditions again, but the swell has dropped to a more modest 5ft and the period is pushing up to 11 seconds. It’ll be clean and fun, but not the same power.

So, sum it up: the first week is mostly for the patient, with that one punchy window on the 10th. Then a long, flat, dull stretch. The real action is in the second week – big, powerful, and a bit rough on the 17th and 18th, but the glassy, clean conditions on the 21st are the pearl. It’s a long-range call, so things could change, but that Friday is looking like the pick of the fortnight.

Rusty out.

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