Sharps Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Coast – New South Wales, Australia)

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Sharps Beach Surf Guide

Sharps Beach in North Coast - New South Wales is an exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the west northwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the east. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the left. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

Sharps Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	fairly consistent	24.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sharps Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sharps Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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16 Day Forecast

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

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sharps 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 19% of the time in June while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 54% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

19%

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

blown out

27%

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

too small

54%

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

Explore Sharps Beach Location Map

Interactive Sharps 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.

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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.

Sharps Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:40 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Sharps Beach look like?

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Credit: Chris McCarthy

Tides at Sharps Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Ballina, Australia, 4 km from Sharps Beach.

Next High Water: 10:52am | 0.84m

Next Low Water: 04:23pm | 0.38m

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

The Sharps Beach water temperature is warm (24.1 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 24.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite