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Corby's left 62.2

#3311 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · New South Wales · near Grafton

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearRemoteIntermediate
Surf score62.2 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days9% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell13% period 11 s+
Typical size1.6 m 5.2 ft median
Water23°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Corby's left

The best time to surf Corby's left is June, July, August. It rarely works. In August the water sits around 20°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is OOL (181 km) and the nearest town is Grafton (36 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%5%1.5 m25°Cboardies
Feb99%7%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Mar99%7%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%10%1.5 m25°Cvest
May99%10%1.6 m24°Cvest
Jun100%20%1.6 m22°Cvest
Jul100%15%1.6 m21°C2mm
Aug100%21%1.4 m20°C2mm
Sep100%5%1.6 m21°C2mm
Oct100%6%1.5 m21°C2mm
Nov100%4%1.5 m22°Cvest
Dec99%1%1.5 m24°Cvest

Why 62.2

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
4.8
Groundswell 12%
2.2
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.5
Water comfort 10%
7.2
Access 10%
5.8

The detail

Faces 95° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 69% of days. Mean peak period 9.0 s. Days over 3 m: 4%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 18%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -29.784, 153.298 (OpenStreetMap).

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