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my old mans still got it, Lakes Beach

9:07 am 23 Apr 2011

Big surf day, Wamberal Beach

12:03 pm 13 Aug 2010

Terrigal Haven ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.3
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.7
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Terrigal Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New South Wales – Newcastle, Australia)

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Name: Terrigal Haven
Type: point
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: SW

Terrigal Haven in Newcastle is a fairly exposed point break that usually has waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers It's often crowded here. Watch out for urchins, rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Terrigal Haven Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Terrigal Haven:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Wamberal Beach 1 mi
Second closest break Avoca Point 2 mi
Third closest break Copacobana Point 3 mi
Fourth closest break Banzai 4 mi
Fifth closest break Forresters 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Terrigal Haven:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4819 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4847 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4980 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5036 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5347 mi

Tide stations nearest to Terrigal Haven:

Closest tide station Gosford, Australia 6 mi
Second closest tide station Ettalong, Australia 9 mi
Third closest tide station Little Patonga, Australia 14 mi
Fourth closest tide station Pittwater, Australia 14 mi
Fifth closest tide station Swansea, Australia 28 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Terrigal Haven:

Closest ski area Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) 241 mi
Second closest ski area Perisher (Australia) 267 mi
Third closest ski area Charlotte Pass (Australia) 272 mi
Fourth closest ski area Thredbo (Australia) 277 mi
Fifth closest ski area Falls Creek (Australia) 334 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Terrigal Haven:

Closest city location Forresters Beach (Australia) 3 mi
Second closest city location Holgate (Australia) 4 mi
Third closest city location Erina (Australia) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Bensville (Australia) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Davistown (Australia) 6 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Terrigal Haven is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 61 km (38 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Terrigal Haven is Richmond Airport (RCM), also in Australia, 65 km (40 miles) away.
  • Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 69 km (43 miles) away.
  • Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 97 km (60 miles) away.
  • Tamworth Airport (TMW), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Terrigal Haven and is 269 km (167 miles) away.
Terrigal Haven break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Terrigal Haven, New South Wales - Newcastle. Use the tab navigation above to view Terrigal Haven sea temperature, Terrigal Haven photographs, Terrigal Haven detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Terrigal Haven webcams, current wind from New South Wales - Newcastle live weather stations and Terrigal Haven tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Terrigal Haven.