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Terrigal Beach

Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia

Terrigal Beach 5 photos

  • Surfboats off Terrigal Beach for the 2015 ANZAC Day dawn service

    Surfboats off Terrigal Beach for the 2015 ANZAC Day dawn service. Doug Beckers from Avoca Beach, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sea cliffs at Terrigal with oncoming storm

    Sea cliffs at Terrigal with oncoming storm. Returned dude12345, CC0. Source

  • Terrigal, Central Coast

    Terrigal, Central Coast. FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Terrigal, Central Coast

    Terrigal, Central Coast. FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Myliobatis australis terrigal

    Myliobatis australis terrigal. Sylke Rohrlach from Sydney, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:13 pm
7 am
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
Now
5.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Terrigal Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5937 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
7:13 pm
Today
3.7Poor7 am1610
3.7Poor8 am1710
3.7Poor9 am1811
4.4Fair10 am1811
4.0Fair11 am2012
5.3Fair12 pm1811
5.6Good1 pm2113
5.6Good2 pm2314
5.8Good3 pm2616
5.8GoodNow2717
6.2Good5 pm2516
6.2Good6 pm2415
6.3Good7 pm2314
Sat
6.1Good7 am42
7.6Great8 am43
8.0Great9 am53
8.7Excellent10 am21
8.9Excellent11 am53
8.9Excellent12 pm138
8.4Great1 pm159
8.2Great2 pm1610
8.4Great3 pm1711
8.1Great4 pm1710
8.3Great5 pm1711
8.0Great6 pm1811
7.9Great7 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 38%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 40%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 7%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 180 m600 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms210 m690 ft away
  • Showers50 m170 ft away
  • Drinking water150 m500 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink50 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables140 m460 ft away
  • Playground420 m0.3 mi away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m700 ftTerrigal Surf Life Saving Club, Terrigal Esp
Nearest town
410 m0.3 miTerrigal (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miSomersby Airfield (GOS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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