Surf Forecasts:
Norries Head surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 629 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 Thursday (Aug 20) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 7s. 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 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Norries Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a slow burn for Norries Head (point) this fortnight. The water temp’s sitting at a pretty standard 68.2°F for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.
The pattern is pretty clear: the first week is mostly a write-off. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th are tiny and ugly, with cross-onshore winds messing up the tiny 1.3ft swells. Energy is pathetic, only hitting 30 or 50. Forget about it.
Monday the 17th through Tuesday the 18th actually see a pulse of swell, with heights pushing 5.9ft to 6.9ft, but it’s all short-period windswell from the ESE/SE, and the wind is onshore. The energy jumps up to the 400-544 range, but the conditions are labelled poor – it’s just a messy, choppy wall. Not worth paddling out.
We start seeing something interesting from Wednesday the 19th into the end of the month. A longer period SE groundswell with periods around 11-13 seconds rolls in, and the energy gets strong – hitting 588 on the Wednesday and then a massive 624 on the 27th. The catch? The wind is cross-onshore, so those solid waves will be choppy.
Now, the real standout. Clear your schedule for Friday morning, August 28th. That’s your best shot. The data shows a 6.2ft SE groundswell with a very long period of 14 seconds – that’s proper energy, the combined energy is a huge 1480. The wind is a light S breeze at 15 km/h (9 mph), which is cross-shore. It’s not glassy, but it’s clean enough with a slight cross-chop. For a point break like Norries Head, that long-period SE is going to line up and reel. The crowd level is listed as "often", so expect company for those good ones. It’s labelled as marginal, but for this stretch, it’s easily the best on offer. The Saturday morning the 29th drops right back to tiny, so don’t sleep on that Friday.
Outside of that one session, the rest of the second week is tiny, weak, and blown out. That 28th is the one to hope for.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 |
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 kJ | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 382 | 406 | 362 | 480 | 468 | 365 | 382 | 505 | 399 | 214 | 203 | 201 | 266 | 263 | 210 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.64m | 10:16AM1.33m | 10:23PM1.46m | 11:00AM1.32m | 10:58PM1.28m | 11:48AM1.28m | 11:35PM1.11m | 12:42PM1.24m | 00:20AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.21m | 1:26AM0.85m | 3:05PM1.21m | 3:01AM0.80m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:11PM0.18m | 4:44AM0.11m | 4:57PM0.32m | 5:17AM0.18m | 5:49PM0.45m | 5:52AM0.26m | 6:54PM0.56m | 6:36AM0.34m | 8:25PM0.62m | 7:36AM0.40m | 10:07PM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 61 | 15 | 127 | 505 | 399 | 214 | 203 | 201 | 266 | 263 | 210 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | E 10 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 50 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 105 | 73 | 59 | 59 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 15 | SE 17 | E 13 | E 9 | ESE 14 | — | S 8 | S 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 18 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 192 | 348 | 344 | 247 | 382 | 406 | 362 | 480 | 468 | 365 | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 21 |
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