Palm Beach Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New South Wales – Sydney North, Australia)
| Name: | Palm Beach Reef |
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| Type: | reef |
| Reliability: | inconsistent |
| Best Swell: NE | Offshore Wind: W |
Palm Beach Reef in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. The best time of year for waves is autumn. Offshore winds blow from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. A left hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.
Overall Palm Beach Reef 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 Reef surf quality by season and Palm Beach Reef 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 Reef
Visitor Reviews of Palm Beach Reef |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Palm Beach Reef:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Kiddies Corner | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Palm Beach | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | The Wedge | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Box Head | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Avalon-North | 4 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Palm Beach Reef: |
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| Closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4831 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4859 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4992 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5048 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5359 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Palm Beach Reef: |
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| Closest tide station | Pittwater, Australia | 2 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Ettalong, Australia | 4 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Little Patonga, Australia | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Gosford, Australia | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Camp Cove, Australia | 17 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Palm Beach Reef: |
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| Closest ski area | Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) | 229 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Perisher (Australia) | 256 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Charlotte Pass (Australia) | 260 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Thredbo (Australia) | 265 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Falls Creek (Australia) | 323 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Palm Beach Reef: |
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| Closest city location | Palm Beach (Australia) | 2 mi |
| Second closest city location | Booker Bay (Australia) | 4 mi |
| Third closest city location | Ettalong Beach (Australia) | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Ettalong (Australia) | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Blackwall (Australia) | 6 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Palm Beach Reef is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Palm Beach Reef is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 50 km (31 miles) away.
- Third is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 51 km (32 miles) away.
- Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 79 km (49 miles) away.
- Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Palm Beach Reef and is 275 km (171 miles) away.
