Overview

Seal Rocks is a kitesurfing spot located on the coast of New South Wales, in the Great Lakes region. This wild beach offers ocean conditions with quality waves in a beautiful natural setting. Northeasterly and southerly winds dominate. The spot is suitable for advanced riders due to the waves and isolation. Seal Rocks is a legendary surf village known for its waves and the historic Sugarloaf Point lighthouse.

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Spot forecast for Seal Rocks

Sunrise 06:04 · Sunset 19:05

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:40 · 1 m Low tide 09:51 · 0.7 m High tide 16:24 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:17 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:31 · 1.1 m Low tide 11:00 · 0.6 m High tide 17:17 · 1.4 m Low tide 23:59 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 06:12 · 1.2 m Low tide 11:57 · 0.5 m High tide 18:03 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:34 · 0.3 m High tide 06:48 · 1.3 m Low tide 12:46 · 0.4 m High tide 18:47 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:08 · 0.2 m High tide 07:24 · 1.5 m Low tide 13:31 · 0.3 m High tide 19:31 · 1.4 m

Seal Rocks: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

287h

in November · 29 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in November: 27 rideable days a month and 287 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 219 mm.

Monthly averages: Seal Rocks

Monthly averages — Seal Rocks — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	334 h	26 °C	182 mm
February	24.5	257 h	26 °C	122 mm
March	23.0	241 h	24 °C	146 mm
April	20.0	131 h	22 °C	184 mm
May	16.5	117 h	19 °C	219 mm
June	6.0	32 h	17 °C	107 mm
July	13.5	88 h	16 °C	86 mm
August	18.0	120 h	18 °C	153 mm
September	20.0	136 h	21 °C	65 mm
October	27.0	239 h	23 °C	52 mm
November	29.0	287 h	24 °C	69 mm
December	29.0	315 h	25 °C	55 mm

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Technical details of Seal Rocks spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, S.

Depending on conditions: N, E, SSE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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