Warriewood Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Warriewood Surf Guide

Warriewood in Sydney North is an exposed beach and point break that has very reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the south southwest with some shelter here from south winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the east southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right Sometimes crowded. Take care of rips, rocks and pollution.

Warriewood Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	3	very consistent	20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Warriewood:

The best conditions reported for surf at Warriewood occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Warriewood with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 48% of the time in April while 40% 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

48%

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

blown out

40%

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 Warriewood Location Map

Interactive Warriewood 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 Warriewood is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Warriewood is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 40 km (25 miles) away.

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Warriewood Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 23 May 2026, 21:03 Local Time

m, °C	Sat		Sun
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

What does Warriewood look like?

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Tides at Warriewood

Current tide and informaton

For Newport, 3 km from Warriewood.

Next High Water: 02:13am | 1.34m

Next Low Water: 09:02am | 0.22m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Warriewood Sea Temperature

The Warriewood water temperature is warm (20.8 °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*: 20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite