40 Mile Beach
Western Australia · Australia
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40 Mile Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Savu Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~25°C (77°F) on average
Jan
28.9°C
84°F · 26.3–31.5°C
Feb
29.6°C
85.3°F · 27.7–31.8°C
Mar
30.1°C
86.2°F · 28–31.5°C
Apr
28.9°C
84°F · 26.7–30.8°C
May
26.5°C
79.7°F · 23–28.8°C
Jun
23.5°C
74.3°F · 21.6–25.7°C
Jul
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20–24.5°C
Aug
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.3–24.6°C
Sep
23.4°C
74.1°F · 21.5–24.9°C
Oct
25°C
77°F · 23–28°C
Nov
26.5°C
79.7°F · 24.7–28.3°C
Dec
27.7°C
81.9°F · 25.4–29.3°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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