Surf Forecasts:
Norries Head surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, SE swell with 2,048 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Norries Head in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 10s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Norries Head over the next 16 days.
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Howdy, Rusty here. Let's be honest, it's a tough outlook for Norries Head. This spot is inconsistent at the best of times, and this forecast is a flat, blown-out mess for days on end. We're looking at a long stretch of nothing to get the heart pumping.
Starting off Tuesday, the 7th of July, we've got a tiny ESE swell at 2 ft with 12-second intervals, but a 12 mph southerly cross-onshore wind turns it into a choppy, unrideable mess. The energy is a weak 81. Forget it.
Wednesday the 8th is flatter, with the swell dropping to 0.7 ft. Not a single wave worth paddling for.
Thursday the 9th sees a jump to a 8 ft SE swell, but the wind remains cross and cross-onshore, and while there's a lot of energy (1227), it'll be too raw, bumpy, and big for this setup. That's expert-only or kite-surf territory for sure.
The weekend? Saturday the 11th is glassy in the morning, with a tiny 2 ft groundswell (14-second period, 166 energy), but the size is just not there. Sunday the 12th is the only highlight in this whole 16-day slog. We get a 4 ft SE swell with a clean, offshore 6 mph WNW wind. It'll be small, but it should be clean and fun. That's your window. Naturally, it'll be crowded.
From there, we drop back to tiny surf. Monday the 13th offers some glassy knee-high slop, and then it's a long, flat gap until Sunday the 19th when a 3 ft easterly windswell shows up with glassy conditions. Again, small but clean. Monday the 20th offers a similar 4 ft NE swell with a clean cross-offshore breeze. A few little ones, but nothing to write home about.
So the call is simple: if you want the only decent session, be at Norries on Sunday the 12th morning. Small, clean, and with a light offshore wind. Otherwise, the forecast is telling us to sit this one out. Things can change, but for now, it's a tough stretch.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 46 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1764 | 1227 | 1020 | 753 | 696 | 725 | 592 | 166 | 242 | 323 | 239 | 189 | 100 | 59 | 39 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.14m | 1:01AM1.30m | 2:15PM1.22m | 2:03AM1.18m | 3:21PM1.33m | 3:16AM1.08m | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:32AM1.02m | 5:27PM1.63m | 5:42AM1.01m | 6:24PM1.77m | 6:43AM1.03m | 7:18PM1.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.45m | 7:42AM0.18m | 8:12PM0.48m | 8:35AM0.18m | 9:41PM0.45m | 9:34AM0.18m | 11:05PM0.36m | 10:34AM0.15m | 00:15AM0.24m | 11:33AM0.09m | 1:15AM0.13m | 12:28PM0.03m | 2:07AM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 15 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 23 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 46 | — | 21 | — | 1764 | 1227 | 11 | 753 | 696 | 725 | 592 | 392 | 242 | 323 | 239 | 189 | 100 | 59 | 39 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SE 14 | E 12 | S 21 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 166 | 237 | 92 | 39 | 40 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 18 | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1791 | 2049 | 3074 | 2248 | 2090 | 1503 | 1567 | 1020 | — | 1024 | 1060 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 22 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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