Weather Forecast
20.80°C
Current Temperature
11.00km/h
Wind speed
21.02°C
Water Temperature
0.67m
Swell
1.38m
Tide
11/11
UV
Palm Beach is 2.3 km long east-facing beach that curves in a gentle arc between the prominent 100 m high, lighthouse capped, Barrenjoey Head to the sandstone rocks of Little Head in the south, beach linking Barrenjoey to the mainland. North Palm Beach (NSW 300a) extends 1.4 km south from Barrenjoey, with the northern 600 m backed by a 200 m wide densely vegetated foredune. The North Palm Beach SLSC (founded in 1945) is located 1 km south of the head in the centre of a large beachfront park and car park, with the Palm Beach golf course behind on the Pittwater side. The northern beach is well exposed to southerly waves, which average 1.5 m and maintain a rip-dominated surf zone with up to 15 rips along the entire beach. Includes a strong permanent rip against Barrenjoey (Fig. 4.192). The southern Palm Beach section (NSW 300b) includes the southern 600 m of beach, which curves to the southeast in the southern Kiddies Corner. It receives increasing protection from Little Head with waves decreasing in height down the beach. Rips usually extend all the way to the head, though usually smaller in size, with a weak permanent rip against the southern rocks (Fig.4.193). The southern end has a long history of usage with the Palm Beach SLSC founded in 1921, following a tragic drowning in 1920. During moderate to high swell all rips intensify and produce hazardous swimming conditions.
Beach Length: 2km
General Hazard Rating: 7/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
15 Dec
Mon
09 Dec
Tue
10 Dec
Wed
11 Dec
Thu
12 Dec
Fri
13 Dec
Sat
14 Dec
Palm Beach SLSC (NSW)
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09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
Palm Beach (Lifeguards)
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
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North Palm Beach SLSC Inc.
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09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
North Palm Beach (Lifeguards)
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
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Information

Formal parking area
Shops
Mobile Phone Coverage
Public phone
Toilets Block M/F
Park
Toilets Block Disabled
BBQ
Change Rooms
Picnic
Showers
Cafe
Pool
Lookout
Kiosk
Natural shade
Bus
Passenger ferry

Regulations

Bicycles Allowed
No Littering
No Cats or Dogs
No Dogs Allowed

Hazards

High surf
Heavy shorebreak
Gutters
Littoral currents
Fixed rips
Flash rips
Travelling rips
Winds
Accessible Rock Platforms
Beach erosion
Slippery surface
Slippery stairs

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.