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Dee why 66.2

#2763 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · New South Wales · near Sydney

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

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score66.2 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days11% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell15% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 5.1 ft median
Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Dee why

The best time to surf Dee why is April, May, August. It rarely works. In April the water sits around 22°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is SYD (24 km) and the nearest town is Sydney (15 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%4%1.5 m22°Cvest
Feb99%6%1.7 m24°Cvest
Mar99%5%1.7 m24°Cvest
Apr99%25%1.4 m22°Cvest
May96%20%1.4 m21°C2mm
Jun95%17%1.5 m19°C2mm
Jul98%18%1.6 m18°C3/2
Aug97%20%1.5 m18°C3/2
Sep100%8%1.6 m19°C2mm
Oct99%9%1.6 m20°C2mm
Nov100%4%1.4 m20°C2mm
Dec100%4%1.4 m22°C2mm

Why 66.2

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%
6.0
Groundswell 12%
2.8
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.4
Water comfort 10%
5.6
Access 10%
9.8

The detail

Faces 100° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 69% of days. Mean peak period 9.1 s. Days over 3 m: 4%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 20%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -33.755, 151.299 (OpenStreetMap).

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