Local favourite beach · Unincorporated New South Wales, New South Wales
North Head
North Head is a beach in Unincorporated New South Wales, New South Wales.
North Head: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit North Head
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach North Head — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -31.52203, 159.03876. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near North Head
- Lord Howe Island Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~4 km · Must-see
- Mount Lidgbird · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~8 km · Must-see
- Erskine Valley · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mount Gower · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~10 km · Must-see
- Lord Howe Island Marine Park · sanctuary · New South Wales · ~21 km · Must-see
- Ball's Pyramid · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~41 km · Must-see
- Lord Howe Marine Park · sanctuary · New South Wales · ~67 km · Must-see
- Malabar Hill · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~3 km
- Rabbit Island · river spot · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~3 km
- Neds Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~3 km
- Sugarloaf Island · river spot · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~4 km
- Middle Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~4 km
- Blinky Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~6 km
- Lord Howe Island · river spot · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~6 km
- North Hummock · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~6 km
- Intermediate Hill Viewing Platform · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~7 km
- Salmon Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~7 km
- Smoking Tree Ridge · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~7 km
Other beaches & coast near North Head
- Neds Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~3 km
- Middle Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~4 km
- Blinky Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~6 km
- Salmon Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~7 km
- North Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- North Bay · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- New Gulch · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- North Passage · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- Old Gulch · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- Dawsons Point · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is North Head safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for North Head yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit North Head?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near North Head?
Nearby: Lord Howe Island Botanic Garden (sanctuary, 4 km), Mount Lidgbird (viewpoint, 8 km), Erskine Valley (viewpoint, 9 km), Mount Gower (viewpoint, 10 km), Lord Howe Island Marine Park (sanctuary, 21 km), Ball's Pyramid (viewpoint, 41 km).