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Curl Curl Beach surf report & water temperature

Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC

Photo — Curl Curl Beach
📷 Walmaul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Current conditions

Right now at Curl Curl Beach: 4 kts NW, gusts 10, 1.0 m waves, water 20 °C — good surfing waves.

Wind4 kts
Gusts10 kts
Direction NW 311°
Waves 1.0 m
Temperature18 °C
🌊 Water temp20 °C

7-day forecast

Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7
121518210003060912151821000306091215182100030609
Wind47744510129121110765349985333
Gusts19181371014292727252117121111102224191174109
Direction↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
Waves1.21.11.11.01.01.01.11.51.72.12.42.72.92.92.72.52.22.01.81.71.61.41.31.2
Temperature222220181716161820191917161515182120191716151520
Rain (mm)0.30.20.30.10.1

Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)

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Surf forecast

Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7
2302050811141720230205081114172023020508
Surf (est.)0.80.90.80.70.70.70.70.70.63.12.72.42.12.01.81.61.41.31.00.9
Primary swell0.57s↑0.67s↑0.58s↑0.58s↑0.48s↑0.48s↑0.48s↑0.49s↑0.49s↑2.510s↑2.19s↑1.89s↑1.69s↑1.58s↑1.38s↑1.18s↑1.08s↑0.98s↑0.85s↑0.75s↑
Secondary swell0.45s↑0.36s↑0.37s↑0.37s↑0.37s↑0.37s↑0.38s↑0.38s↑0.38s↑0.49s↑0.49s↑0.39s↑0.39s↑0.39s↑0.39s↑0.39s↑0.39s↑0.39s↑0.88s↑0.78s↑
Wind waves0.43s↑0.45s↑0.33s↑1.05s↑1.56s↑1.97s↑2.08s↑2.18s↑2.510s↑2.29s↑1.98s↑1.67s↑1.35s↑1.04s↑0.73s↑0.94s↑1.05s↑0.95s↑0.85s↑0.85s↑
Waves1.01.01.01.51.62.02.32.72.82.92.82.62.32.01.91.81.61.51.31.2
Period10s9s10s5s6s8s9s9s9s10s10s10s10s9s9s9s9s9s8s8s
Power44457132028333635282217141210865
Groundswell0.40.40.30.30.30.20.30.30.50.60.60.50.40.30.30.30.20.20.20.2

Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF

1020303 m1.5 mWedThuFri
Wind (kts)Gusts (kts)Waves (m)

Tides (next 48 h)

▼ 00:00 · -0.7m▲ 06:00 · 0.5m▼ 12:00 · -0.5m▲ 18:00 · 0.5m▼ 01:00 · -0.7m▲ 07:00 · 0.6m▼ 13:00 · -0.5m▲ 19:00 · 0.5m0.6m-0.7m
Sea level from a global model (~8 km grid) — indicative only, not for navigation.

Spot info

  • Town: Curl Curl, Sydney
  • Water: Sea
  • Sports: Surf
  • Best wind directions: WNW

Curl Curl is a one-kilometre beach on Sydney's Northern Beaches, between Freshwater and Dee Why, split by the mouth of Curl Curl Lagoon into North Curl Curl and South Curl Curl. Each end has its own surf life saving club and rock pool. The beach faces east and catches most swell from the north-east round to the south-east, breaking over sandbanks that move with the lagoon outflow and after storms; the northern end, under the headland that leads round to Dee Why Point, tends to be a little more sheltered from southerly winds. It is a beach break suited to most levels on small to medium days, and it can close out when the swell is big. Westerly and north-westerly winds blow offshore, so the cleanest sessions usually come with early morning westerlies in autumn and winter, before any afternoon sea breeze. After heavy rain the lagoon can flush poor-quality water onto the beach, and swimming is best avoided for a day or two. The live forecast below shows swell, wind and sea temperature for the beach.

No webcam here yet. Closest live cam we know of: Bondi Beach (14 km).

Curl Curl Beach FAQ

Is there a surf cam at Curl Curl Beach?
Not one we can show right now. This page has the 7-day wind and wave forecast for Curl Curl Beach.
What wind direction works at Curl Curl Beach?
It works best in W, NW winds.

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