South West Rocks, Australia
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About South West Rocks
South West Rocks is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From South West Rocks you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Horseshoe bay, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PQQ, 63 km away.
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Staying in South West Rocks
- 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: PQQ, 63 km, CFS, 64 km, ARM, 142 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from South West Rocks.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in South West Rocks each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for South West Rocks 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 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Head11.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Grassy Head, 2 km | 3 ft65 kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft112 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft124 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft110 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small | 4 ft95 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small | 5 ft162 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft145 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for Grassy Head: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Scotts Head15.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Scotts Head, 1 km | 3 ft51 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too small | 4 ft126 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 5 ft130 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft110 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small | 4 ft83 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small | 5 ft160 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small | 4 ft136 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, too small |
All readings for Scotts Head: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Suck Rock17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Scotts Head | 3 ft51 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too small | 4 ft126 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 5 ft130 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft110 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small | 4 ft83 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small | 5 ft160 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small | 4 ft136 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, too small |
All readings for Suck Rock: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Horseshoe bay1.3 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft65 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small | 4 ft112 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft124 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft110 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small | 4 ft95 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small | 5 ft162 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small |
All readings for Horseshoe bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Front beach1.7 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft65 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small | 4 ft112 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft124 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft110 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small | 4 ft95 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small | 5 ft162 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small |
All readings for Front beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of South West Rocks, 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 South West Rocks
- Pizza on the RocksPizza · in the centre
- Pilot Station PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Rocks Restaurant and BarAustralian · 0.8 km from the centre
- Chop 'n ChillAsian fusion · 1.1 km from the centre
- Cantonese Inn Chinese RestaurantChinese · 1.0 km from the centre
- Thai On The RocksThai · 1.0 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