Behau Beach (Km 41)
Manatuto · East Timor
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Behau Beach (Km 41) is a S-facing sand beach on the East Timor shoreline, opening onto the Banda Sea — it catches E–SW swell, and offshore NW–N winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~27.6°C (81.7°F) on average
Jan
28.9°C
84°F · 27.4–30.7°C
Feb
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.1–29.8°C
Mar
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.5–30.6°C
Apr
29.4°C
84.9°F · 27.7–30.7°C
May
29.1°C
84.4°F · 28.5–29.7°C
Jun
28.4°C
83.1°F · 27.5–29.7°C
Jul
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.7–28.6°C
Aug
27.2°C
81°F · 26.1–28.2°C
Sep
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.5–28.3°C
Oct
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.3–30.9°C
Nov
29.8°C
85.6°F · 28.7–30.9°C
Dec
30.1°C
86.2°F · 29.1–31.3°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
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
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.
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