Bales Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Bales Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SE–W swell, and offshore N–NE winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.2°C (59.4°F) on average
Jan
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.4–21.3°C
Feb
19.8°C
67.6°F · 18.4–21.1°C
Mar
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.7–20.6°C
Apr
18°C
64.4°F · 16.5–19.4°C
May
16.8°C
62.2°F · 15.4–18.1°C
Jun
15.8°C
60.4°F · 14.6–17.1°C
Jul
15°C
59°F · 13.1–16°C
Aug
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.5–15.3°C
Sep
14.5°C
58.1°F · 13.4–15.7°C
Oct
15.2°C
59.4°F · 14.1–16.3°C
Nov
16.5°C
61.7°F · 15.1–18.6°C
Dec
18.1°C
64.6°F · 16.6–19.5°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
SE–W
Best wind
N–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
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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