Palm Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Palm Beach Surf Guide

Palm Beach in Sydney North is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

Palm Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	4.8
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Palm Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Palm Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Palm Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in June while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 9% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

54%

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

blown out

37%

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

too small

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

Explore Palm Beach Location Map

Interactive Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Palm Beach is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 49 km (30 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Palm Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 12 August 2022, 22:41 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 13
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Period (s)	9	9	9	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off

What does Palm Beach look like?

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Tides at Palm Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Pittwater, Australia, 3 km from Palm Beach.

Next High Water: 09:11am | 1.47m

Next Low Water: 03:09am | 0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Palm Beach Sea Temperature

The Palm Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (17.7 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 17.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite