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Putty beach point 64.3

#2992 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · New South Wales · near Central Coast

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

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score64.3 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days11% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell15% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 3.9 ft median
Water20°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Putty beach point

The best time to surf Putty beach point is April, May, August. It rarely works. In April the water sits around 22°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is SYD (49 km) and the nearest town is Central Coast (14 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%6%1.2 m22°Cvest
Feb99%10%1.4 m23°Cvest
Mar100%7%1.4 m23°Cvest
Apr97%20%1.1 m22°C2mm
May99%15%1.1 m21°C2mm
Jun95%15%1.2 m19°C3/2
Jul98%15%1.3 m18°C3/2
Aug95%19%1.1 m18°C3/2
Sep100%8%1.2 m18°C3/2
Oct100%9%1.3 m20°C2mm
Nov99%4%1.1 m20°C2mm
Dec100%4%1.2 m22°C2mm

Why 64.3

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%
6.1
Groundswell 12%
2.6
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.9
Water comfort 10%
5.4
Access 10%
9.6

The detail

Faces 193° with 31% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 73% of days. Mean peak period 9.0 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 50%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -33.531, 151.373 (OpenStreetMap).

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