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Safety Beach 61.5

#3403 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · New South Wales · near Coffs Harbour

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

Works all yearRemoteIntermediate
Surf score61.5 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days9% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell13% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 4.9 ft median
Water23°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Safety Beach

The best time to surf Safety Beach is June, July, August. It rarely works. In June the water sits around 22°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.6 m. The nearest airport is OOL (217 km) and the nearest town is Coffs Harbour (25 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%4%1.4 m25°Cboardies
Feb99%7%1.7 m26°Cboardies
Mar99%7%1.7 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%10%1.5 m25°Cvest
May99%13%1.6 m24°Cvest
Jun99%22%1.6 m22°Cvest
Jul99%16%1.6 m21°C2mm
Aug99%22%1.4 m20°C2mm
Sep100%5%1.5 m21°C2mm
Oct100%6%1.5 m21°C2mm
Nov99%3%1.4 m22°Cvest
Dec99%1%1.4 m24°Cvest

Why 61.5

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%
4.9
Groundswell 12%
2.2
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.2
Water comfort 10%
7.2
Access 10%
5.4

The detail

Faces 85° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 70% of days. Mean peak period 9.0 s. Days over 3 m: 3%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 21%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -30.097, 153.200 (OpenStreetMap).

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