Right now — Northern New South Wales, Australia

Where to surf

Angourie11:00 AM–1:00 PM GMT+10

Windy · Low confidence

4.6–4.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 7.2 kt · onshore

Other places to check

Coffs Harbour · Around 10:22 AM GMT+10 · Windy
4.7–4.7 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 7.7 kt onshore
Crescent Head · Around 1:00 PM GMT+10 · Strong wind — difficult conditions
6.0–6.0 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 10.3 kt cross-shore

Why this spot?

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Northern New South Wales spots

6 spots

Northern New South Wales

6 spots

Northern New South Wales surf forecast
Spot	Breaking surf	Outlook	Best next 4h	Wind	Tide
AngourieSE offshore model swell · 2.9 ft @ 6s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	11:00 AM–1:00 PM	E 7.4 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable
10 AMUUnavailable7.4Unavailable 11 AMUUnavailable7Unavailable NoonUUnavailable7.1Unavailable 1 PMUUnavailable7.2Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes
Lennox HeadSSE offshore model swell · 3.1 ft @ 7s	Unavailable	Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence	12:00 PM–1:00 PM	E 10.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable
10 AMUUnavailable10.5Unavailable 11 AMUUnavailable9.9Unavailable NoonUUnavailable9.1Unavailable 1 PMUUnavailable9.3Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes
The Pass Byron BaySSE offshore model swell · 3.4 ft @ 7s	Unavailable	Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence	Around 1:00 PM	E 11 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable
10 AMUUnavailable11Unavailable 11 AMUUnavailable10.7Unavailable NoonUUnavailable9.7Unavailable 1 PMUUnavailable9.5Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes
Coffs HarbourESE offshore model swell · 3.6 ft @ 6s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	Around 10:22 AM	NE 7.7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable
10 AMUUnavailable7.7Unavailable 11 AMUUnavailable8.1Unavailable NoonUUnavailable8.1Unavailable 1 PMUUnavailable7.8Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes
Crescent HeadS offshore model swell · 4.3 ft @ 10s	Unavailable	Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence	Around 1:00 PM	NE 10.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable
10 AMUUnavailable10.5Unavailable 11 AMUUnavailable10.6Unavailable NoonUUnavailable10.7Unavailable 1 PMUUnavailable10.3Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes
WategosSSE offshore model swell · 3.4 ft @ 7s	Unavailable	Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence	Around 1:00 PM	E 11 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable
10 AMUUnavailable11Unavailable 11 AMUUnavailable10.7Unavailable NoonUUnavailable9.7Unavailable 1 PMUUnavailable9.5Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes

Northern New South Wales

6 spots

Angourie

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SE 2.9 ft @ 6s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to go11:00 AM–1:00 PM

WindE 7.4 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

10 AMUUnavailable7.4Unavailable

11 AMUUnavailable7Unavailable

NoonUUnavailable7.1Unavailable

1 PMUUnavailable7.2Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

Lennox Head

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SSE 3.1 ft @ 7s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to go12:00 PM–1:00 PM

WindE 10.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

10 AMUUnavailable10.5Unavailable

11 AMUUnavailable9.9Unavailable

NoonUUnavailable9.1Unavailable

1 PMUUnavailable9.3Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

The Pass Byron Bay

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SSE 3.4 ft @ 7s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to goAround 1:00 PM

WindE 11 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

10 AMUUnavailable11Unavailable

11 AMUUnavailable10.7Unavailable

NoonUUnavailable9.7Unavailable

1 PMUUnavailable9.5Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

Coffs Harbour

Unavailable

Offshore swell: ESE 3.6 ft @ 6s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 10:22 AM

WindNE 7.7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

10 AMUUnavailable7.7Unavailable

11 AMUUnavailable8.1Unavailable

NoonUUnavailable8.1Unavailable

1 PMUUnavailable7.8Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

Crescent Head

Unavailable

Offshore swell: S 4.3 ft @ 10s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to goAround 1:00 PM

WindNE 10.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

10 AMUUnavailable10.5Unavailable

11 AMUUnavailable10.6Unavailable

NoonUUnavailable10.7Unavailable

1 PMUUnavailable10.3Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

Wategos

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SSE 3.4 ft @ 7s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to goAround 1:00 PM

WindE 11 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

10 AMUUnavailable11Unavailable

11 AMUUnavailable10.7Unavailable

NoonUUnavailable9.7Unavailable

1 PMUUnavailable9.5Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

Wed, Sep 23UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 3–11 kt varying direction

Thu, Sep 24UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–11 kt varying direction

Fri, Sep 25UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–10.5 kt varying direction

Sat, Sep 26UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1.5–12 kt varying direction

Sun, Sep 27UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–16 kt varying direction

Mon, Sep 28UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 4–12.5 kt varying direction

Tue, Sep 29UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–9 kt varying direction

Forecast sources 2/6 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Report or official forecast

Australian Bureau of Meteorology Marine Forecasts/AUSWAVE

BOM publishes Byron Coast for Angourie, Lennox Head, The Pass, and Wategos; Coffs Coast for Coffs Harbour; and Macquarie Coast for Crescent Head, but blocks application access. No zone is scraped, merged, or presented as break-level surf.

UnavailableNo source time

Wave observation

NSW Manly Hydraulics Laboratory Wave Data

NSW Manly Hydraulics Laboratory wave and tide access returned an explicit location restriction for non-Australian visitors; no station response, observation, or tide value is substituted.

UnavailableNo source time

Wave observation

Australian Ocean Data Network / IMOS

AusWaves identifies NSW Waves as an official live network, but its buoy-list endpoint returned HTTP 401 with an empty response; no station identity, coordinates, timestamp, units, cadence, distance, or exposure could be validated for assignment.

UnavailableNo source time

Tide prediction