Palm Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (NSW (2024)

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(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Palm Beach Surf Guide

Palm Beach in Sydney North is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

Palm Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	4.8
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Palm Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Palm Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Palm Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Palm Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winterand most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in June while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 9% of the time it is considered too small by mostsurfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

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Explore Palm Beach Location Map

Interactive Palm Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Palm Beach is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Palm Beach is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 49 km (30 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Palm Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf SummaryMonday, 20 May 2024, 01:07 Local Time m, °C Monday 20ft, °F 1AM4AM7AM10AM Wave (m) 1.4SE 1.3SE 1.6S 2.5S Period (s) 9 9 7 9 Wind (km/h) 15 15 15 20 Wind State off cross-off cross-off cross-off

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Credit: Tim LonsdaleCredit: Tim Lonsdale

Palm Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.8 °C) at Palm Beach is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.Current Temp*: 20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellitewater-tempView Sea Temp Map