Carrickalinga Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Carrickalinga 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
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.9°C (57°F) on average
Jan
20.4°C
68.7°F · 18.5–23.5°C
Feb
21°C
69.8°F · 19.5–22.4°C
Mar
20.5°C
68.9°F · 19.1–22.4°C
Apr
19.1°C
66.4°F · 17.4–20.1°C
May
17.2°C
63°F · 14.8–19°C
Jun
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.9–16.7°C
Jul
13.9°C
57°F · 12.5–15°C
Aug
13.3°C
55.9°F · 12.5–14.5°C
Sep
13.9°C
57°F · 12.6–15°C
Oct
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.6–16.6°C
Nov
17.2°C
63°F · 15.2–19.5°C
Dec
19°C
66.2°F · 17–20.7°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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