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Nobbys beach 59.7

#3614 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · New South Wales · near Port Macquarie

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

Works all yearRemoteIntermediate
Surf score59.7 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days8% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell15% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.8 ft median
Water23°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Nobbys beach

The best time to surf Nobbys beach is May, June, August. It rarely works. In May the water sits around 23°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is SYD (322 km) and the nearest town is Port Macquarie (1 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%3%1.4 m24°Cvest
Feb100%6%1.7 m25°Cboardies
Mar100%6%1.6 m25°Cboardies
Apr100%14%1.4 m24°Cvest
May99%18%1.4 m23°Cvest
Jun100%16%1.5 m22°C2mm
Jul99%13%1.6 m20°C2mm
Aug98%17%1.4 m20°C2mm
Sep100%5%1.5 m21°C2mm
Oct100%6%1.5 m21°C2mm
Nov100%2%1.4 m21°C2mm
Dec100%3%1.4 m23°Cvest

Why 59.7

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%
4.6
Groundswell 12%
2.7
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.0
Water comfort 10%
6.9
Access 10%
4.0

The detail

Faces 65° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 57% of days. Mean peak period 9.1 s. Days over 3 m: 2%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 26%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -31.447, 152.932 (OpenStreetMap).

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