Bucks Bay Beach
South Australia · Australia
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A october–april beach on the Coastal Waters near South Australia, Bucks Bay Beach is exposed to NE swell — N–SE on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a SW–W wind.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.1°C (57.4°F) on average
Jan
17.1°C
62.8°F · 15–19.4°C
Feb
17.5°C
63.5°F · 16.3–18.9°C
Mar
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.8–18.6°C
Apr
16.5°C
61.7°F · 14.5–18°C
May
16.4°C
61.5°F · 13.8–18.1°C
Jun
16°C
60.8°F · 15–17.2°C
Jul
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.4–16.6°C
Aug
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.1–15.4°C
Sep
14.1°C
57.4°F · 13.3–15.3°C
Oct
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13–15.7°C
Nov
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.9–17.3°C
Dec
16.2°C
61.2°F · 14.5–18.4°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
N–SE
Best wind
SW–W
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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