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Fairlight Pool 66.0

#2799 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 score66.0 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days11% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell16% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.7 ft median
Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Fairlight Pool

The best time to surf Fairlight Pool is April, July, 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 1.3 m. The nearest airport is SYD (18 km) and the nearest town is Sydney (10 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%6%1.4 m22°Cvest
Feb99%8%1.6 m24°Cvest
Mar99%5%1.6 m24°Cvest
Apr98%22%1.3 m22°Cvest
May97%15%1.4 m21°C2mm
Jun95%15%1.4 m19°C2mm
Jul98%17%1.5 m18°C3/2
Aug97%19%1.4 m18°C3/2
Sep100%9%1.5 m19°C2mm
Oct100%9%1.5 m20°C2mm
Nov100%5%1.4 m20°C2mm
Dec100%4%1.4 m22°C2mm

Why 66.0

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%
3.9
Water comfort 10%
5.6
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 130° with 22% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 70% of days. Mean peak period 9.1 s. Days over 3 m: 3%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 27%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -33.801, 151.275 (OpenStreetMap).

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