Elizabeth Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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A october–april beach on the Tasman Sea near New South Wales, Elizabeth Beach is exposed to E swell — NE–SE on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a SW–NW wind.
Today's surf at Elizabeth Beach
Updated 11:32 spot time
Elizabeth Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.5 m–2.0 m overhead, 0.9 m SSE swell at 10 s. Wind up to 28 km/h NNE. Water 21°C. Best surf window around 15:00 — good (3.5/5) with 21 km/h NE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~20.3°C (68.5°F) on average
Jan
23.7°C
74.7°F · 21.1–25.8°C
Feb
24.3°C
75.7°F · 22.4–26.6°C
Mar
24.5°C
76.1°F · 23.2–26.2°C
Apr
23.5°C
74.3°F · 22–25.2°C
May
22.2°C
72°F · 19.7–24.3°C
Jun
20.5°C
68.9°F · 18.4–21.9°C
Jul
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.9–20.7°C
Aug
19°C
66.2°F · 17.7–20.2°C
Sep
19.2°C
66.6°F · 18.1–20.3°C
Oct
20.3°C
68.5°F · 18.6–22.3°C
Nov
21.2°C
70.2°F · 19.7–24.2°C
Dec
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.1–24.4°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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