Norries Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – Norries Head is lookin’ at a long, quiet stretch ahead. There are some pulses of energy showing late in the 16-day run, but the setup is a tough one to love.

We’re in for a rough start. The first five days have almost nothing to get excited about – tiny waves and poor wind, with the combined swell energy barely breathin’ at values like 22 and 19. Just gutless. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothin’ wild.

Come Saturday September 19th, things finally start to move. A lump of SE swell pushes through, with waves around 6ft on Saturday morning and combined energy jumpin’ to 705 – that’s moderate to strong energy, no doubt. But here’s the rub: we’ve got light cross-shore wind, so it’s not total junk, but there’s a marginal quality tag and a 2 out of 10 score hidden in there. The swell direction is SE, which is nearly opposite to Norries Head’s optimum NE direction, so it won’t wrap in clean as it should. That Saturday morning window is the best of a so-so bunch – the only time you’d really bother paddlin’ out.

Sunday September 20th keeps a bit of life with a 3ft SE swell in the morning and clean offshore N wind, but the energy drops to 177. It’s surfable, but ordinary.

After that, it fades again. Monday September 21st through to Thursday September 24th is back to small, messy, and onshore – not worth a second look.

Then, on Wednesday September 23rd afternoon, there’s a spike – 8ft SE swell with combined energy of 810, but it’s onshore ESE wind and marginal. That’s big enough to be expert-only territory, and the wind won’t give you the clean face you’d want. Just a raw, lumpy offering.

Thursday September 24th to Sunday September 27th has more SE and ENE swell in the 5ft to 6ft range, but the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy sits mostly in the 200-400 bracket – weak to moderate. Not one of these windows screams “go now”.

September 28th? More of the same – moderate cross-onshore chop with 5ft ENE swell and 293 energy.

There’s no standout day that’ll have you callin’ in sick. If you’re desperate, aim for Saturday September 19th morning – that moderate energy spike and light wind is your best shot, even if the direction’s off. Otherwise, it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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