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Norah Head

Surf and sailing town · Australia

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Beds: 13 places

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13 places to stay within 2 km, 9 of them campsites.

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Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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Spots near here: 103 places in 2 sports

Surf · this week

North Point · about 35 min by car · stays in Terrigal
21 out of 100
The Bend · about 40 min by car · stays in Terrigal
21 out of 100
Avoca Point · about 45 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
Bar Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
Bar Reef · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
Bombie · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
Dixon Park · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
Fripples - Happy gilmour · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100

All 102 surf spots

Merewether - Burwood · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
Merewether - Ladies · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
North avoca · about 45 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
North Avoca Back Reef · about 45 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
Pines · about 45 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
Pogos · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
Shark Tower · about 45 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
South Pacific · about 40 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
Spoon bay shory (south side) · about 35 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
Susan gilmore · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
Terrigal Haven · about 40 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
The Cliff · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
20 out of 100
The Ruins · about 40 min by car · stays in Terrigal
20 out of 100
Anti-Hole · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Cowrie hole · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Flatrock · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Fuzzies · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Littles · about 55 min by car · stays in Terrigal
19 out of 100
Newcastle - The Groper · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Newcastle - The Wedge · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Newcastle beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Nobbys Reef & Pipe · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Storm - bar pipe · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
The spot · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
19 out of 100
Tudibaring · about 50 min by car · stays in Terrigal
19 out of 100
Bilgola Bank · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Brooklyn
18 out of 100
Bilgola Beach - Bowles · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Brooklyn
18 out of 100
Gregs Point · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Brooklyn
18 out of 100
Little Avalon · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Brooklyn
18 out of 100
Mc Masters Point · about 50 min by car · stays in Terrigal
18 out of 100
Newcastle harbour · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
18 out of 100
Newport - north point rocks - secrets · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Brooklyn
18 out of 100
Newport - Plungers · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Brooklyn
18 out of 100
newport deadies · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Brooklyn
18 out of 100
Newport peak · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Brooklyn
18 out of 100
Nobbies - Reef Shorey · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
18 out of 100
Nobbys Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
18 out of 100
Shelfs · about 40 min by car · stays in Terrigal
18 out of 100
JD's shorey · about 5 min by car
17 out of 100
Leggy Point · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Newcastle
17 out of 100
Moonie · about 25 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
17 out of 100
Stokton - South End · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
17 out of 100
Backdoor · about 5 min by car
16 out of 100
Big bommie · about 5 min by car
16 out of 100
budge beach · about 10 min by car · stays in Budgewoi
16 out of 100
Corner · about 45 min by car · stays in Terrigal
16 out of 100
Frazer Park · about 20 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
16 out of 100
JD reef · about 5 min by car
16 out of 100
Jewels · about 55 min by car · stays in Belmont
16 out of 100
Killcare · about 1h by car · stays in Terrigal
16 out of 100
Killcare Bombie · about 1h by car · stays in Terrigal
16 out of 100
Killcare Triangle · about 1h by car · stays in Terrigal
16 out of 100
Lakes Beach · about 5 min by car · stays in Budgewoi
16 out of 100
Lakes Reef · about 10 min by car · stays in The Entrance
16 out of 100
Maitland Bay · about 1h by car · stays in Terrigal
16 out of 100
Newport - Crosswaves · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Brooklyn
16 out of 100
Putty beach point · about 1h by car · stays in Terrigal
16 out of 100
shark cove · about 1h by car · stays in Terrigal
16 out of 100
Triangles · about 5 min by car
16 out of 100
Birdie beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Budgewoi
15 out of 100
Boat reef · about 1h by car · stays in Newcastle
15 out of 100
Catherine Hill Bay · about 30 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
15 out of 100
Copacabana Point · about 50 min by car · stays in Terrigal
15 out of 100
Crabbes Creek · about 40 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
15 out of 100
Cudgee point · about 40 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
15 out of 100
Frenchmans Beach · about 40 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
15 out of 100
Frenchmans reef · about 40 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
15 out of 100
Iceys · about 5 min by car
15 out of 100
Maneela · about 45 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
15 out of 100
Minis · about 5 min by car
15 out of 100
Norah's point · about 5 min by car
15 out of 100
Pellows · about 5 min by car
15 out of 100
Pilos · about 40 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
15 out of 100
Redhead · about 1h by car · stays in Newcastle
15 out of 100
Soldiers · about 5 min by car
15 out of 100
Stockton beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Newcastle
15 out of 100
Supies · about 1h by car · stays in Newcastle
15 out of 100
Blacksmiths beach · about 45 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
14 out of 100
Bugs · about 55 min by car · stays in Terrigal
14 out of 100
Caves · about 35 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
14 out of 100
Caves point · about 35 min by car · stays in Murrays Beach
14 out of 100
Copa Ledge · about 50 min by car · stays in Terrigal
14 out of 100
Dudley Beach · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Newcastle
14 out of 100
Dudley point · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Newcastle
14 out of 100
Sledges · about 55 min by car · stays in Terrigal
14 out of 100
Bungan · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Manly
13 out of 100
Patonga point · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Brooklyn
13 out of 100
Flathead - Pearl Beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Brooklyn
12 out of 100
Pearl beach point · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Brooklyn
12 out of 100
Box Head - Umina · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Brooklyn
11 out of 100
Ocean Beach,NSW,australia · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Brooklyn
11 out of 100
Umina Beach · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Brooklyn
11 out of 100
Umina Point · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Brooklyn
11 out of 100
PJ · about 1h by car · stays in Terrigal
10 out of 100

Sailing · this week

Toukley Sailing Club · 1.8 km · stays here
94 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Norah Head.

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Photos of Norah Head

Soldiers Beach - panoramio (2) — Photo: Joy Engelman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The Canton Beach Holiday Park as from the Saturday, 23rd August 2014 @ 11-20-57am - panoramio — Photo: Christopher Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Reflections at Canton Beach - panoramio — Photo: Joy Engelman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Norah Head

where it is, what is near

Norah Head is a town in New South Wales, Australia.

From Norah Head you can reach 102 surf spots and 1 sailing spot.

The nearest is JD's shorey, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre.

Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Newcastle Airport (NTL), 59 km away.

In New South Wales · Australia

13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Newcastle Airport (NTL), 59 km, Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), 83 km, Bathurst Airport (BHS), 178 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 12:16 UTC. 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.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).