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Harry's Left, Australia

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Lord Howe Island, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: David Morgan-Mar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Harry's Left

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (251°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (71°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lord Howe Island, 3.7 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 6 dive sites.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Harry's Left, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct33, poor4 ft7 s133kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct52, good4 ft6 s86kJwind from the east, 15 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft6 s89kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 21Oct50, good4 ft5 s69kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct37, fair3 ft5 s47kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct39, fair3 ft5 s50kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct29, poor3 ft6 s82kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore21°C
Sun 25Oct14, poor3 ft6 s82kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots21°C
Mon 26Oct12, too small3 ft7 s64kJwind from the north-north-west, 25 knots21°C
Tue 27Oct0, too big6 ft7 s315kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots20°C
Wed 28Oct55, good4 ft7 s184kJwind from the east-south-east, 23 knots, offshore19°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    No way there we can work out.

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Harry's Left

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Harry's Left

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Harry's Left

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Harry's Left

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Harry's Left

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    No way there we can work out.

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Lord Howe Island each day: Anson Bay, Blinky Reef, cheese graters, Harry's Left, Middle Beach, Ned's Beach.

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Places to eat near Lord Howe Island

  • The AnchorageAustralian · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Anchorage Restaurant, Lord Howe Island, NSW, AustraliaAustralian · 0.5 km from the centre
  • The Golfy. Bar & Restaurant1.5 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

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