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Lord Howe Island Ned's Beach
Ned's Beach. Photo: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Ned's Beach

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

28Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 7 ft swell at 8 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 s
Energy
19kJ
Wind
NNW 4 kn
Temp
21°C

Wed 4 · 8 out of 100

Swell
6 ft6 s
Energy
234kJ
Wind
NNW 21 kn
Temp
21°C

Thu 5 · 21 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 s
Energy
74kJ
Wind
W 18 kn
Temp
21°C

Fri 6 · 33 out of 100

Swell
6 ft6 s
Energy
232kJ
Wind
SW 13 kn
Temp
21°C

Sat 7 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 s
Energy
26kJ
Wind
NW 6 kn
Temp
21°C

Sun 8 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 s
Energy
78kJ
Wind
SSW 22 kn
Temp
18°C

Mon 9 · 64 out of 100

Swell
7 ft8 s
Energy
596kJ
Wind
SW 21 kn
Temp
18°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 211, too small
  2. Tue 39, too small
  3. Wed 48, too small
  4. Thu 521, too small
  5. Fri 633, too small
  6. Sat 79, too small
  7. Sun 815, too small
  8. Mon 964, good
  9. Tue 1045, fair
  10. Wed 1113, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 21 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Ned's Beach does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ned's Beach, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov11, too small2 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)64kJwind from the west, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 3Nov9, too small2 ft6 s3 ft at break (est.)19kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots21°C
Wed 4Nov8, too small6 ft6 s5 ft at break (est.)234kJwind from the north-north-west, 21 knots21°C
Thu 5Nov21, too small4 ft5 s1 ft at break (est.)74kJwind from the west, 18 knots, offshore21°C
Fri 6Nov33, too small6 ft6 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)232kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 7Nov9, too small2 ft8 s2 ft at break (est.)26kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots21°C
Sun 8Nov15, too small2 ft10 s4 ft at break (est.)78kJwind from the south-south-west, 22 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 9Nov64, good7 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)596kJwind from the south-west, 21 knots, offshore18°C
Tue 10Nov45, fair6 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)338kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 11Nov13, too small5 ft7 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)219kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots21°C
Thu 12Nov4, too small2 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)67kJwind from the north-north-west, 19 knots21°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:33 +0.3 mLow 08:20 −0.5 mHigh 15:00 +0.7 mLow 21:46 −0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:53 +0.3 mLow 09:43 −0.5 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 22:51 −0.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:02 +0.4 mLow 10:58 −0.5 mHigh 17:16 +0.7 mLow 23:45 −0.7 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of Ned's Beach

Endemic Howea forsteriana Palms- Neds Beach,Lord Howe Island
Photo: Black Diamond Images, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Howea forsteriana Neds Beach Lord Howe Island 4June2011
Photo: Granitethighs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Ned's Beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NE (63°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (243°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Lord Howe Island, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 5 dive sites.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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