Dickys Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Dickys on the North Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Dickys 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 Dickys:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ann Street Peaks	0 mi
Second closest break	Currimundi Beach	1 mi
Third closest break	Long Track	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Anne Street Reef	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Wurtulla	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Dickys:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4435 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4480 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4576 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4629 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4966 mi
Tide stations nearest to Dickys:
Closest tide station	Caloundra Head, Australia	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Mooloolaba, Australia	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Bribie Island, Bongaree, Australia	22 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Noosa Head, Australia	26 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tangalooma Point, Australia	32 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Dickys:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	690 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	722 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	726 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	731 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	779 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Dickys:
Closest city location	Caloundra (Australia)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Mooloolaba (Australia)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Buderim (Australia)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sunshine Coast (Australia)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Woombye (Australia)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Dickys is Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) in Australia, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Dickys is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL), also in Australia, 160 km (99 miles) away.