Surf Forecasts:
Norries Head surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, SE swell with 1,081 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Norries Head this week:
The surf forecast for Norries Head over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Norries Head in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Norries Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are pretty grim for a paddle around Norries Head. We're looking at a long stretch of tiny, choppy junk with onshore winds messing things up. It's a tough run.
The water temp is sitting around 70°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
We kick off on Friday the 11th with a tiny 0.3ft northerly swell at 16 seconds – that's a long period groundswell, but with only 9 units of energy (9), it's basically a non-event. Light rain and a cross-shore wind don't help. The afternoon sees a bump in size to 7ft from the southeast, but it's a short-period 8-second chop with a cross-onshore wind and a chunky 607 units of energy (607) – that's just messy and no fun.
Saturday the 12th is more of the same: 5ft onshore slop from the SE in the morning, dropping to 5ft in the afternoon with clear skies but still onshore. The wind is light, but the damage is done. Sunday and Monday are tiny – we're talking 2ft to 4ft of weak, onshore windswell with periods around 6 seconds and energy levels in the double digits. It's not worth suiting up.
Tuesday the 15th offers a bit of hope with clean conditions – a light cross-offshore wind from the north – but the swell is just 2ft to 2ft from the east. It's clean but tiny. The rest of the week into the 18th is a mix of onshore winds and small, weak swell.
The second week doesn't get any better. From the 19th to the 26th of September, the swell is consistently below 3ft, with most days showing energy levels under 60. There are some clean periods with light winds, but the ocean is just flat. The only slight pulse is on the 26th, a 5ft north-northeast windswell with 167 units of energy, but it's onshore again.
Honestly, there's nothing here that gets the heart pumping. Norries Head is an inconsistent point break that needs a decent push from the northeast to work, and it's just not getting it. For a beginner, anything over 5ft is too much, but we barely see that, so the problem is there's nothing to ride. The setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing this whole period. It's a blank run, plain and simple. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a long wait.
Stay tuned, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 599 | 479 | 355 | 284 | 298 | 110 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.69m | 8:25AM1.43m | 8:38PM1.58m | 9:03AM1.46m | 9:12PM1.44m | 9:41AM1.46m | 9:46PM1.29m | 10:20AM1.43m | 10:20PM1.14m | 11:03AM1.36m | 10:58PM1.00m | 11:54AM1.29m | 11:47PM0.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.01m | 2:24AM-0.00m | 2:25PM0.04m | 2:54AM0.02m | 3:07PM0.12m | 3:23AM0.07m | 3:50PM0.21m | 3:53AM0.13m | 4:34PM0.32m | 4:24AM0.21m | 5:24PM0.43m | 4:59AM0.30m | 6:26PM0.52m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 5 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 284 | 183 | 96 | 84 | 121 | 103 | 72 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | S 21 | NE 15 | S 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | E 6 | E 5 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 19 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 69 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 66 | 49 | 48 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 15 | — | E 12 | E 13 | E 9 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | S 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 749 | 599 | 479 | 355 | — | 298 | 110 | 58 | — | — | 29 | — | 1 | 8 | 28 | 74 | 2065 | 3100 | 2228 | 1834 | 1640 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 223 | 0 | 29 | 246 | 21 | 222 | 1358 | 25 | 419 | 306 | 20 |
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