Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Merewether Beach
Also known as Merewether
Intermediate
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.8–3 m
Any tide
Newcastle's premier beach, hosting the WSLSurfest contest since 1985. Solid beach-break peaks with an occasional right point off the southern headland; banks shift with every swell and the quality can jump from mush to genuinely powerful overnight. Consistent, uncrowded by Sydney standards and backed by a proper surf city.
Hazards
RipStrong Current
Conditions
- Best swell
- E, SE, NE
- Best wind
- W, SW
- Season
- Feb, Mar, Apr, May
- Wave size
- 0.8–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -32.9560, 151.7685
Facilities
ParkingToiletsShowersCafeSurf School