Kingscliff surf forecast
Kingscliff · New South Wales · Australia
Today at Kingscliff: best around 07:00, 0.9 m at 6 s with offshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, fair for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Kingscliff surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 07:00 | 0.9 m · 6 s | offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 12:00 | 0.9 m · 6 s | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 14:00 | 0.8 m · 6 s | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 07:00 | 0.8 m · 6 s | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 06:00 | 0.8 m · 6 s | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 06:00 | 0.4 m · 5 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
The Cudgen Creek mouth and its jetty hold the sand at Kingscliff, shaping peaks both ways and a bombie out the back. NE swell works best: too much south sails straight past. A SW wind cleans it and a right-hand reef patch works at mid to high tide. The rip hardly lets up, so beginners should surf small days near the patrolled flags.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces E
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- NE, ENE, E
- Best wind
- SW, WSW, W (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- Year-round (NE swells in summer)
- Typical size
- 0.5-2 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- A rip that runs most days beside the Cudgen Creek wall; Strong currents on bigger swells
Kingscliff surf cams
- Kingscliff (Surfline, paid): Kingscliff and Kingscliff Seawall
- Kingscliff (Swellnet, paid): Kingscliff
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Gold Coast.
Nearby spots
- Casuarina Beach, Casuarina
- Cabarita Beach
- Duranbah (D-Bah), Tweed Heads
- Pottsville Beach, Pottsville
- Wategos Beach, Byron Bay
- The Pass, Byron Bay
Questions
Is Kingscliff good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (a rip that runs most days beside the cudgen creek wall; strong currents on bigger swells). Beginners nearby can try Wategos Beach, Byron Bay.
What swell, wind and tide work best at Kingscliff?
NE, ENE, E swell, SW, WSW, W wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 0.5-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Kingscliff are in the Surf Spoting app.