Emu Bay Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Emu Bay Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW 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: ~15.2°C (59.4°F) on average
Jan
19.6°C
67.3°F · 17.9–21.8°C
Feb
20.2°C
68.4°F · 18.6–21.5°C
Mar
19.7°C
67.5°F · 18.2–21.1°C
Apr
18.4°C
65.1°F · 16.9–19.6°C
May
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.1–18.4°C
Jun
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.4–16.9°C
Jul
14.6°C
58.3°F · 12.7–15.7°C
Aug
14.1°C
57.4°F · 13.1–15°C
Sep
14.3°C
57.7°F · 13.1–15.6°C
Oct
15.2°C
59.4°F · 13.9–16.4°C
Nov
16.8°C
62.2°F · 15.1–18.9°C
Dec
18.4°C
65.1°F · 16.9–19.9°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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