Palm Beach Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Palm Beach Reef Surf Guide

Palm Beach Reef in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. The best time of year for waves is autumn. Offshore winds blow from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. A left hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Palm Beach Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	21.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Palm Beach Reef:

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

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

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Palm Beach Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in May while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 75% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

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

blown out

11%

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

too small

75%

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 Reef Location Map

Interactive Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach Reef is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Palm Beach Reef is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Palm Beach Reef Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 14:01 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 20
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	8	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Palm Beach Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Pittwater, Australia, 4.0 km from Palm Beach Reef.

Next High Water: 02:13pm | 1.04m

Next Low Water: 07:39pm | 0.52m

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

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (21.7 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite