Brown Beach
South Australia · Australia
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A october–april beach on the Coastal Waters near South Australia, Brown Beach is exposed to N swell — NW–NE on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a SE–SW wind.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.4°C (57.9°F) on average
Jan
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.3–21.4°C
Feb
19.8°C
67.6°F · 18.4–21.2°C
Mar
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.8–20.6°C
Apr
18°C
64.4°F · 16.4–19.4°C
May
16.7°C
62.1°F · 15.3–18.2°C
Jun
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.5–16.9°C
Jul
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13–15.8°C
Aug
14.3°C
57.7°F · 13.4–15.2°C
Sep
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.3–15.6°C
Oct
15.2°C
59.4°F · 14–16.3°C
Nov
16.6°C
61.9°F · 15.1–18.6°C
Dec
18.1°C
64.6°F · 16.6–19.6°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
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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