Norries Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer around Norries Head (point).

To be straight with you, the next week and a half is a bit of a write-off for decent waves. There’s a long, quiet stretch from now until about the middle of next week. The swell is tiny, mostly under 2 ft, and the wind is rarely doing us any favours. You’ll see a few glassy mornings, like Saturday the 5th morning with light NE winds and a clean 1 ft easterly swell, but the energy is just not there – combined swell energy is a measly 33. It’s more of a paddle-around day than a surf.

The first real flicker of something happens on Sunday the 6th morning. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the north, with a short 6-second period, and a cross-off NNW breeze. It’s surfable but very ordinary, and the combined energy is only 84. Not a standout, just a better option than the rest.

Then we hit a real gap. Through the following week, it’s all poor surf conditions. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell sits around 0.7 ft to 2 ft. Nothing to get excited about.

The only thing that catches the eye is on Friday the 11th morning. There’s a long-period groundswell arriving – 3 ft from the southeast with a 16-second period and combined energy of 374. That’s moderate energy, and the long period means better shaped waves but it’s prone to running straight at a beach break. The problem is the wind: a solid 12 mph southerly, cross-onshore, making it choppy. The rating is poor. It’s a tease, but not the day.

From Monday the 14th through to Wednesday the 16th, it’s more tiny, clean north-east windswell, but under 1.0 ft – not surfable.

The best window in the whole 16 days actually comes right at the end, on Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th. On Thursday afternoon, we get a clean 3 ft from the northeast with a 7-second period, light offshore W winds, and combined energy of 64. It’s still small, but offshore wind at Norries Head is a big deal, and it’ll be clean. Friday morning the 18th holds similar, 2 ft from the east-northeast, 8-second period, light WSW cross-off, and energy pushing up to 95. These are the best on offer: small, clean, and workable for a beginner to intermediate on a longboard or a foiler. Crowds are often an issue here, so expect company.

Water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year.

So, no big swell to get the heart racing, but if you’re patient, that last Thursday and Friday are your best bets for a clean, fun session.

Rusty.

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