Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Surf on Norfolk Island (Sep 17, 2026)
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BOM has issued a high-severity Severe Weather Warning for damaging surf affecting Norfolk Island, with waves exceeding 5 metres expected from early Friday morning.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- Norfolk Island
- Issued
- September 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
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Alert Details
BOM has issued Severe Weather Warning IDN28503 for damaging surf on Norfolk Island. The warning was issued at 1:11 pm NFT on Thursday 17 September 2026 and is classified as high severity.
Affected Areas
Norfolk Island, particularly south-facing beaches.
What You Should Do
Keep clear of fallen power lines, stay indoors away from windows and keep children indoors. Stay out of the water and stay well away from surf-exposed areas. For emergency help in storms, ring the Norfolk Police on 000 or +6723 22 222.
Expected Conditions
Damaging surf conditions with waves exceeding 5 metres in the surf zone, which may produce significant beach erosion particularly about south-facing beaches.
Timeline
A low pressure system well to the south of the Island is generating a large southwest swell expected to arrive during Friday morning. The warning was issued at 2026-09-17T02:11:18Z with an expiry time of 2026-09-17T10:11:18Z. The next warning will be issued by 5pm NFT.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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