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Palm beach on the Gold Coast is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. Waves at the beach break both left and right. When it's working here, it can get crowded. It can even get crowded enough to be dangerous.

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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 Queensland - Gold Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Palm beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Palm beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Currumbin Point	1 mi
Second closest break	Tallebudgera	1 mi
Third closest break	Burleigh Heads	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Miami State High School	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Mermaid Beach	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Palm beach:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4481 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4521 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4628 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4682 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5011 mi
Tide stations nearest to Palm beach:
Closest tide station	Point Danger, Australia	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Tweed River, Australia	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Nerang River (Bundall), Australia	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Gold Coast Seaway, Australia	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kingscliff, Australia	12 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Palm beach:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	613 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	644 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	649 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	654 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	705 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Palm beach:
Closest city location	Tallebudgera (Australia)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Tugun (Australia)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Varsity Lakes (Australia)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Banora Point (Australia)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bilambil (Australia)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Palm beach is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Palm beach is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 88 km (55 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY), also in Australia, 172 km (107 miles) away.