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The Ally 65.4

#2848 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 score65.4 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days10% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell15% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 5.0 ft median
Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf The Ally

The best time to surf The Ally is April, May, July. 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 (13 km) and the nearest town is Sydney (21 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%6%1.5 m22°Cvest
Feb99%8%1.7 m24°Cvest
Mar98%5%1.7 m24°Cvest
Apr99%18%1.3 m22°Cvest
May96%13%1.5 m21°C2mm
Jun97%13%1.5 m19°C2mm
Jul99%16%1.7 m18°C3/2
Aug97%13%1.6 m18°C3/2
Sep100%8%1.6 m20°C2mm
Oct100%9%1.6 m20°C2mm
Nov100%5%1.4 m20°C2mm
Dec100%4%1.4 m22°C2mm

Why 65.4

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%
5.4
Groundswell 12%
2.8
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.3
Water comfort 10%
5.7
Access 10%
9.6

The detail

Faces 144° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 63% of days. Mean peak period 9.1 s. Days over 3 m: 4%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 20%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -34.051, 151.158 (OpenStreetMap).

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