Capsize Beach
Coastal areas · Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Capsize Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Heard Island and McDonald Islands shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~1.4°C (34.5°F) on average
Jan
3°C
37.4°F · 1.1–4°C
Feb
3.4°C
38.1°F · 2.5–5°C
Mar
3.4°C
38.1°F · 2.3–4.4°C
Apr
3.3°C
37.9°F · 1.9–4°C
May
2.8°C
37°F · 1.8–3.6°C
Jun
2.4°C
36.3°F · 1–3.7°C
Jul
2°C
35.6°F · 0.7–3.1°C
Aug
1.6°C
34.9°F · -1.6–2.8°C
Sep
1.4°C
34.5°F · -1.7–2.3°C
Oct
1.5°C
34.7°F · 0.6–2°C
Nov
1.7°C
35.1°F · 0.5–2.3°C
Dec
2.5°C
36.5°F · 1.7–3.3°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–S
Best wind
W–N
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.
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