Newport Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Newport Reef Surf Guide

Newport Reef in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. A right hand reef. Rarely crowded here. Beware of urchins, rips, rocks and sharks.

Newport Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	70°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Newport Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Newport Reef occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Newport Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Newport Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 58% of the time in May while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 12% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

58%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

30%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

12%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Newport Reef Location Map

Interactive Newport Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Newport Reef is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Newport Reef is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 43 km (27 miles) away.

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Newport Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 04:12 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 18
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (ft)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

Tides at Newport Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Newport, 2 miles from Newport Reef.

Next High Water: 12:21pm | 3ft

Next Low Water: 06:17am | 1ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Newport Reef Sea Temperature

The Newport Reef water temperature is warm (21.2 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 70°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite