North Haven, Australia

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Livid Fan Scallop, Grants Beach, North Haven, New South Wales imported from iNaturalist photo 173263812 — North Haven. Photo: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About North Haven

North Haven is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From North Haven you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is North Haven, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PQQ, 23 km away.

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Staying in North Haven

20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PQQ, 23 km, CFS, 149 km, NTL, 158 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 North Haven.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in North Haven each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for North Haven too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Lighthouse Beach13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 12 km

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lighthouse Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	25°C

Lewis' or South Beach2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft272 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lewis' or South Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	272kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	146kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	24°C

Seaview Street2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft272 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seaview Street, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 s	272kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft6 s	146kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft6 s	90kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 s	81kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 s	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 s	55kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 s	114kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	24°C

Bartletts Beach6.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Bonny Hills

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bartletts Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 shollow	51kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	25°C

Lake Cathie10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Lake Cathie

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lake Cathie, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	25°C

Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills6.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Bonny Hills

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

5 ft138 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 shollow	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft6 shollow	136kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft6 shollow	80kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 shollow	73kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 shollow	51kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 shollow	52kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 shollow	138kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	25°C

North Haven0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

5 ft138 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Haven, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	24°C

Diamond Head10 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft246 kJ

4 ft128 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

4 ft102 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Diamond Head, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 smushy	246kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	102kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of North Haven, 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 North Haven

North Haven Takeaway & General StoreFish and chips · 1.0 km from the centre
Big Brother PizzaPizza · 1.8 km from the centre
Family Chinese RestaurantChinese · in the centre
Moo and Bean Kitchen & BarBar and grill · in the centre
Brew Haven0.4 km from the centre
The Nook North Haven0.8 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