Collaroy Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Collaroy in Sydney North is a reasonably exposed beach and point break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips, rocks, obstacles, locals and pollution.

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Overall Collaroy Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Collaroy:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Butterbox	1 mi
Second closest break	Little Makaha	1 mi
Third closest break	Long Reef	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Long Reef Bombie	1 mi
Fifth closest break	No Mans Land	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Collaroy:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4839 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4866 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5001 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5057 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5367 mi
Tide stations nearest to Collaroy:
Closest tide station	Camp Cove, Australia	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Pittwater, Australia	9 mi
Third closest tide station	Sydney, Australia	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Sydney, Australia (2)	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Little Patonga, Australia	12 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Collaroy:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	221 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	247 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	251 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	256 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	314 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Collaroy:
Closest city location	Dee Why (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Narrabeen (Australia)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Curl Curl (Australia)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	North Narrabeen (Australia)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Freshwater (Australia)	3 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Collaroy is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Collaroy is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 37 km (23 miles) away.
• Third is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Collaroy and is 261 km (162 miles) away.