Norries Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Norries Head is a tough watch. We're looking at a long, long dry spell with barely a ripple worth mentioning. The whole forecast is a flat, blown-out mess.

Starting from September 7th, it's all tiny, weak energy with poor conditions. Through the first week, we've got easterly windswells under 1 ft, with a combined swell energy that barely registers. The wind is all over the shop – cross-onshore, onshore – and it's choppy and messy. Not a single wave worth paddling for.

We do see a slight bump in size around the 13th, with the swell climbing to 3 ft on Sunday, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds, and the combined energy is still weak. The wind is still onshore or cross-onshore, so it's just crumbly, poor-quality slop. This continues through Monday the 14th, with a 3 ft, 6-second windswell that's just as ordinary.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Tuesday, September 15th. The morning shows a 3 ft swell from the ENE, with a period of 6 seconds. It's labelled as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions", and the wind is a light cross-offshore from the north. That's the best we get, and it barely scrapes a recommendation. This is the standout – but it's a low bar. Norries Head is an inconsistent point break that needs a specific swell direction, and the optimum is from the NE, so it's not even a perfect match. It's tiny, clean, but barely breaking.

After that, it's all downhill again. The morning of the 16th sees a jump to 5 ft from the SE (moderate energy now), but it's a 6-second stormy swell with light cross-onshore wind. For a point break like Norries, that short-period, SE swell will just be a bumpy mess.

From September 17th right through to the end of the forecast on the 22nd, it's flat. We're talking swells under 2 ft, combined energy dropping into the single digits. The wind turns offshore on a few mornings, but there's simply no swell to work with. A rare clean morning on the 17th or 18th with no waves.

So, bottom line: There is one very marginal morning on Tuesday, September 15th where you *might* find a knee-high, clean little wave if you're desperate. But for the other 15 days? Don't bother. It's one of those stretches where the surf has gone walkabout. It's a blank run that's unfortunately normal for an inconsistent spot like this when the swell direction is wrong. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a write-off.

- Rusty

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