Newport – The Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Newport - The Peak Surf Guide

Newport - The Peak in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. Both left and right reef breaks. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Hazards include urchins, rips and rocks.

Newport - The Peak Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	22.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Newport - The Peak:

The best conditions reported for surf at Newport - The Peak occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Newport - The Peak with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in July while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

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

blown out

32%

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

too small

17%

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

Explore Newport - The Peak Location Map

Interactive Newport - The Peak 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 - The Peak is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Newport - The Peak is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 44 km (27 miles) away.

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Newport - The Peak Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:46 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off

What does Newport - The Peak look like?

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Tides at Newport - The Peak

Current tide and informaton

For Newport, 2 km from Newport - The Peak.

Next High Water: 12:05pm | 0.92m

Next Low Water: 06:07am | 0.34m

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Newport - The Peak Sea Temperature

The water temperature (22.3 °C) at Newport - The Peak is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 22.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Newport - The Peak

Surf stats for Newport - The Peak, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Newport - The Peak

Wind stats for Newport - The Peak, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Newport - The Peak Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 1 vote.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:4.0
Crowds:2.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Hugo Feek from Australia

“This place is smaller waves then Bilgola and worse reef come to Bilgola instead.”

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