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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe bay1.3 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft62 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, fair | 4 ft112 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, too big | 4 ft124 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, too big | 3 ft78 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor | 3 ft54 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor | 3 ft70 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too big |
All readings for Horseshoe bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Front beach1.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+ | 3 ft65 kJwind from the north, 2 knots | 4 ft112 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore | 4 ft124 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot | 4 ft110 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots | 4 ft95 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 4 ft138 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots |
All readings for Front beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Grassy Head11.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Grassy Head, 2 kmIntermediate and up | 3 ft65 kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot | 4 ft112 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore | 4 ft110 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots | 4 ft95 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots | 4 ft138 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots |
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 kmIntermediate and up | 3 ft51 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots | 4 ft126 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 5 ft130 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 4 ft110 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots | 4 ft83 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots | 4 ft140 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots | 4 ft90 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots |
All readings for Scotts Head: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Suck Rock17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Scotts HeadIntermediate and up | 3 ft51 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots | 4 ft126 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 5 ft130 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 4 ft110 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots | 4 ft83 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots | 4 ft140 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots | 4 ft90 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots |
All readings for Suck Rock: 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