• ABOUT THE SPOT

Surfing in Voodoo, Kurnell, New South Wales Australia

Best Wind Direction:
West, Northwest
Skill Level:
Experienced Surfers
Kurnell is a suburb in southern Sydney, at about 22 km/14 mi in the south of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). Kurnell is on the southern headland of Botany Bay, just opposite the suburb of La Perouse. Kurnell boasts some of Sydney’s top dive and surf sites.

Voodoo is on the south side of the Kurnell National Park. It is a little known surf break and it is located close to another great surf spot, Suckrock.

The best wind direction is from the west, northwest and the ideal swell direction is from the south, southwest. Surfers can explore the waves with swell sizes from 1.5 m-2 m /5 ft-6 ft and holds up to 5 m/16 ft. The best tide movement is rising and falling tides and the ideal tide position is all tides.

The spot is appropriate for experienced surfers and only when conditions are placid. In summer the wind blows offshore at 27%, in autumn the wind blows at 39%, in winter at 52% and in spring at 32%. The best time for waves is autumn.

Finally, Voodoo is the best place for surfers who hate crowds. Watch out for sharks, urchins, rips and rocks. Keep in mind that you are required to pay an entry fee to the park.