Browns Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Browns Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S 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: ~14.6°C (58.3°F) on average
Jan
20.1°C
68.2°F · 18–22.6°C
Feb
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19–22.1°C
Mar
19.7°C
67.5°F · 17.7–21.6°C
Apr
18.7°C
65.7°F · 17.1–20.1°C
May
17.2°C
63°F · 15.5–18.7°C
Jun
16°C
60.8°F · 14.4–17.5°C
Jul
14.9°C
58.8°F · 13.4–15.9°C
Aug
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.5–15.5°C
Sep
14.6°C
58.3°F · 13.4–15.6°C
Oct
15.5°C
59.9°F · 13.9–16.6°C
Nov
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.1–19.5°C
Dec
18.6°C
65.5°F · 17–20.3°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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