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Queenscliff in Sydney North is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reliable surf. The favoured time of year for waves is autumn. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Beware of rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Queenscliff 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 Queenscliff:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Freshwater and Harbord	0 mi
Second closest break	Queensie Bombie	0 mi
Third closest break	Manly-North Steyne	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Manly-South Steyne	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Curl Curl	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Queenscliff:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4842 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4869 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5004 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5060 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5370 mi
Tide stations nearest to Queenscliff:
Closest tide station	Camp Cove, Australia	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Sydney, Australia	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Sydney, Australia (2)	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Pittwater, Australia	13 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Botany Bay, Australia	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Queenscliff:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	218 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	244 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	248 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	253 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	311 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Queenscliff:
Closest city location	Curl Curl (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Freshwater (Australia)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Manly (Australia)	1 mi
Fourth closest city location	Brookvale (Australia)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dee Why (Australia)	2 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Queenscliff is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Queenscliff is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 32 km (20 miles) away.
• Third is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Queenscliff and is 257 km (160 miles) away.