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Rennies beach - flat rock 58.6

#3724 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · New South Wales · near Ulladulla

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

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score58.6 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days7% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell9% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 3.9 ft median
Water20°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Rennies beach - flat rock

The best time to surf Rennies beach - flat rock is April, June, July. It rarely works. In July the water sits around 18°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is CBR (117 km) and the nearest town is Ulladulla (2 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%5%1.2 m21°C2mm
Feb100%7%1.4 m23°Cvest
Mar100%4%1.3 m22°Cvest
Apr97%12%1.0 m22°Cvest
May97%8%1.1 m21°C2mm
Jun95%12%1.1 m19°C2mm
Jul95%15%1.1 m18°C3/2
Aug97%11%1.1 m17°C3/2
Sep99%4%1.2 m18°C3/2
Oct100%7%1.3 m18°C3/2
Nov99%1%1.1 m19°C3/2
Dec99%0%1.2 m20°C2mm

Why 58.6

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%
3.6
Groundswell 12%
1.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.9
Water comfort 10%
4.9
Access 10%
8.2

The detail

Faces 105° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 77% of days. Mean peak period 8.7 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 52%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -35.369, 150.480 (OpenStreetMap).

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