Grassy Head, Australia

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About Grassy Head

Grassy Head is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Grassy Head you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Grassy Head, a surf spot 1.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CFS, 53 km away.

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Staying in Grassy Head

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CFS, 53 km, PQQ, 73 km, ARM, 134 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Grassy Head.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Grassy Head too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

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Sat 24

Nambucca Heads - Breakwater16.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Nambucca Heads, 3 km

4 ft167 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

4 ft125 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nambucca Heads - Breakwater, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 smushy	121kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	25°C

Grassy Head1.9 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft78 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grassy Head, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	24°C

Scotts Head3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Scotts Head, 1 km

4 ft168 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

4 ft78 kJ

5 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scotts Head, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	168kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	3 ft7 smushy	69kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	148kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	22°C

Suck Rock4.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Scotts Head

4 ft168 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

4 ft78 kJ

5 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Suck Rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	168kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	3 ft7 smushy	69kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	148kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	22°C

Horseshoe bay11.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in South West Rocks, 1 km

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft78 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Horseshoe bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	117kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	24°C

Black rock15.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Nambucca Heads, 3 km

4 ft167 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

4 ft125 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	22°C

Front beach12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in South West Rocks, 2 km

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft78 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Front beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 smushy	117kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Grassy Head, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Grassy Head

Hot Myrtle Kitchen0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits