New South Wales
Country Data
Regions
11
Breaks
184
Coastline
2,137 KM
Cost of living
Capital
Sydney
Current Time
Security
Health
Where to surf in New South Wales
Australia's most populous and most surfed state, NSW is also where surfriding first appeared, even before Duke Kahanamoku gave his seminal surf demonstrations in Sydney. With a couple of thousand kilometers of coastline bordering the Pacific, this state has never lacked choice ranging from cold rivermouths down south to the sub-tropical sandy points of the Far North Coast. Even the city slickers in the middle are blessed with an assortment of reef, point and beachbreaks that would attract surfers from afar to the region, whether Sydney was there or not.
New South Wales surf map
Explore the 11 regions & 184 surf breaks in New South Wales.
Travel Information
General
- Current Time
- Population
- 7,544,000
- Tourist Info
- Tourist Info
Security
Health
Money
- Currency
- AUD
- Exchange rate
- $1 = 1.27 AUD AUD
Cost of living
Communication
- Dialing in
- +61
- Dialing out
- 0011
- Emergencies
- 112
- Language
- English
Electricity
- Plug Type
- i
Visas
Everyone except Kiwis needs a visa before arriving in OZ so get one in good time before arriving. European countries, USA, Canada and Japan can get a free tourist visa online (some nations maybe charged a A$20 “service charge”). Visas last for 12 months but you can only stay for a total of either 3 or 6 months within the 12 month period. As always check carefully for any updates before you travel.
Due to global pandemic, Visas, Getting There, Getting Around or Accommodation information and pricing may have changed. Always check Government Travel Advice before travelling.
Library
Helpful surf travel videos and articles featuring New South Wales.
Surf Culture
Cultural surf gallery for New South Wales
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