Surf spot

South Pacific

Forecast conditions and map view for South Pacific in Australia, NSW, Central. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.

Country: Australia, NSW, Central
Coordinates: -33.4411, 151.4430

Metric
Metric	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00
Wave height (m)	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	1	1	1	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1	0.9	1	1.7	1.4	2	2.3	2.2	2	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.9	1
Wave direction	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wave period (s)	9.1	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.6	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.9	8.7	8	5	4.5	5	4.9	8.2	4.8	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.3	5.2	6.5	6.9	7.2	8.7	8.8	10.4	9.6	9.3	9.8	8.6	8.1	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.5	7.1	6.7	6.7	6.8	7	7	6.7	8.6	7.7
Wave energy (kJ)	252	240	240	253	302	331	305	276	250	199	188	177	163	160	112	93	41	30	30	25	61	20	24	43	34	33	27	22	14	10	8	6	183	214	265	337	163	183	199	506	362	608	710	604	467	452	361	285	241	224	131	130	109	73	108	108
Wind speed (km/h)	5.4	5.8	4.9	6.4	15	15.3	15.3	8.3	4.3	4.7	4	9.4	17.9	16.9	19.5	7.3	4.1	4.3	5	8	6.4	9.3	8.1	8.4	6.2	5.9	5.5	10.6	17.1	15.3	13	23.1	25.7	21.9	21.4	22.9	28.4	28.1	27.9	26.3	25.3	22.9	14	12.4	10.9	14.8	6.5	5.8	6.6	6.6	5.1	5.1	9.8	13.1	6.5	2.9
Wind direction	WCross-off	WCross-off	WNWGlassy	ENEOnshore	ENEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NCross-on	NNWGlassy	NNWGlassy	NNWGlassy	NEOnshore	ENEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NCross-on	NWGlassy	NWGlassy	NNWCross	NNECross-on	ENEOnshore	SECross-on	NNECross-on	NNECross-on	NNWCross	WCross-off	WOffshore	SSWCross-off	SSECross	SSECross	SCross-off	SCross-off	SSWCross-off	SSWCross-off	SWOffshore	SSWCross-off	SSWCross-off	SSWCross-off	SCross-off	SCross-off	SCross-off	SSWCross-off	SWOffshore	WSWOffshore	SWOffshore	SCross-off	SCross-off	WSWOffshore	WCross-off	WNWCross-off	NWCross-off	NCross-on	ENEOnshore	ENEOnshore	NEOnshore	WGlassy

South Pacific, NSW Central Coast (Australia) is typically a small, localized surf break rather than a major well-known beachie. In the Central Coast region, conditions are often shaped by east and southeast swells from the Pacific, with onshore nor’easters in summer and cleaner westerly or southwesterly winds in autumn/winter.

General surf description

Wave type: Usually a beach break or small reef/point influence depending on the exact “South Pacific” location
Best swell: E/SE swell
Best wind: W/SW offshore
Skill level: Often intermediate, though smaller days can suit beginners
Crowds: Can range from quiet to busy depending on proximity to towns and access
Hazards: Possible rips, sandbanks, and exposed conditions during bigger swells

What it’s like

When the banks line up, it can offer fun, punchy waves with decent shape. On smaller days it may be mellow and forgiving, while larger swells can make it fast and hollow in sections.