Palm Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New South Wales – Sydney North, Australia)
| Name: | Palm Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SE | Offshore Wind: W |
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.
Overall Palm 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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Also see Palm Beach surf quality by season and Palm Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - Sydney North surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Palm Beach
Visitor Reviews of Palm Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Palm Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Kiddies Corner | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Palm Beach Reef | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | The Wedge | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Avalon-North | 3 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Avalon-South | 3 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Palm Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4832 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4860 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4993 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5048 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5360 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Palm Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Pittwater, Australia | 2 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Little Patonga, Australia | 4 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Ettalong, Australia | 5 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Gosford, Australia | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Camp Cove, Australia | 17 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Palm Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) | 229 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Perisher (Australia) | 255 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Charlotte Pass (Australia) | 260 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Thredbo (Australia) | 264 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Falls Creek (Australia) | 323 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Palm Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Palm Beach (Australia) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Booker Bay (Australia) | 5 mi |
| Third closest city location | Ettalong Beach (Australia) | 5 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Ettalong (Australia) | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Newport (Australia) | 6 mi |
- 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.
- Third is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 51 km (32 miles) away.
- Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 78 km (48 miles) away.
- Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Palm Beach and is 274 km (170 miles) away.
