# Yamba & Angourie surf guide

Laid-back river town next to Angourie Point, a legendary right in a National Surfing Reserve, plus beach breaks for every level.

- **Location:** New South Wales, Australia (-29.4370, 153.3600)
- **Best season:** Mar – Aug (March, April, May, June, July, August)
- **Water:** 19–25°C (boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest))
- **Waves:** Point break, Beach break
- **Suits:** Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced surfers
- **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/yamba
- **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Yamba & Angourie):** https://swellcabin.com/town/yamba?feed

## Surf spots

- **Turners Beach**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces ENE (offshore wind from the WSW), best at all tides. Suits all levels. (-29.4316, 153.3640)
- **Turners Wall**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces E (offshore wind from the W), best at all tides. Suits all levels. (-29.4281, 153.3499)
- **Clarence River**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels. Suits all levels. (-29.4168, 153.3329)
- **Angourie Point**: Point break, right-hander, all levels, faces ENE (offshore wind from the WSW), best at all tides. Suits all levels. (-29.4811, 153.3639)

## Where to stay

86 places to stay within 14 km. Surf camps: Surf Camp Down Under. Hostels: Yamba YHA, Caroona Yamba Hostel.

## FAQ

### When is the best time to surf in Yamba & Angourie?

The best surf season in Yamba & Angourie is Mar – Aug (March, April, May, June, July, August). The sea ranges from 19°C to 25°C over the year.

### Which months have the most good surf days in Yamba & Angourie?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Yamba & Angourie's best spot were good or better most often in May (84% of days, 25% great), June (69% of days, 12% great) and April (66% of days, 12% great), and least often in December (8%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

### Do I need a wetsuit in Yamba & Angourie?

Water temperature in Yamba & Angourie is 19–25°C: boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest).

### Is Yamba & Angourie good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Yamba & Angourie suits beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Turners Beach, Turners Wall, Clarence River and Angourie Point.

### What are the surf spots in Yamba & Angourie?

Yamba & Angourie has 4 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Turners Beach (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces ENE (offshore wind from the WSW), best at all tides); Turners Wall (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces E (offshore wind from the W), best at all tides); Clarence River (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels); Angourie Point (Point break, right-hander, all levels, faces ENE (offshore wind from the WSW), best at all tides).

### Where should surfers stay in Yamba & Angourie?

Swell Cabin lists 86 places to stay within 14 km of Yamba & Angourie, including 1 surf camps such as Surf Camp Down Under, 2 hostels, 3 guesthouses and homestays, 24 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

### What is the surf forecast for Yamba & Angourie this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Yamba & Angourie and each of its 4 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/yamba: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

### When is the best tide to surf in Yamba & Angourie?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Yamba & Angourie weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Yamba tide gauge (1 km away).

### How accurate is the surf forecast for Yamba & Angourie?

Swell Cabin checks it against the Tweed Offshore buoy (140 km away, Queensland Government Coastal Data System): over 171 hours from 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-05 the forecast wave height was within 20% of the buoy 84% of the time. Last checked 2026-11-05.

### Is the Yamba & Angourie surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Yamba & Angourie is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 31 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-25, typically 54 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 82% of the time after correcting the wave model, which ran 5% low out there (82% before). Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Nearer the coast, the buoy above decides the correction. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-03.

### How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Yamba & Angourie?

Trust in this page's data is low (53/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 4 spots fully verified, 3 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

### Is there a live surf cam in Yamba & Angourie?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Yamba & Angourie yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

### Where can I take surf lessons in Yamba & Angourie?

Surf schools in and around Yamba & Angourie include Yamba-Angourie Surf School, Yamba Surf Club, Green Point and Angourie Point.