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Kawana Beach on the North Coast is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Take care of Shark protected, rips and jellyfish.

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Overall Kawana Beach 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Queensland - North Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Kawana Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kawana Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Wurtulla	2 mi
Second closest break	Currimundi Beach	2 mi
Third closest break	Pocket	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Point Cartwright/Secrets	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Alexandra Headland	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kawana Beach:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4433 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4479 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4573 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4627 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4964 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kawana Beach:
Closest tide station	Mooloolaba, Australia	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Caloundra Head, Australia	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Noosa Head, Australia	23 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bribie Island, Bongaree, Australia	25 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tangalooma Point, Australia	35 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kawana Beach:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	693 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	725 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	729 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	734 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	782 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kawana Beach:
Closest city location	Mooloolaba (Australia)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Buderim (Australia)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Sunshine Coast (Australia)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Caloundra (Australia)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Twin Waters (Australia)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kawana Beach is Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) in Australia, which is 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kawana Beach is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL), also in Australia, 165 km (102 miles) away.