Fisherman's Beach
Victoria · Australia
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Fisherman's Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Fisherman's Beach
Updated 13:13 spot time
Fisherman's Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.3 m–0.4 m knee to waist high, 0.3 m SW swell at 11.15 s. Wind up to 22 km/h NW. Water 15°C. Best surf window around 04:00 — fun (3/5) with 19 km/h NW 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: ~14.5°C (58.1°F) on average
Jan
20.6°C
69.1°F · 18.3–23.8°C
Feb
21°C
69.8°F · 18.8–22.6°C
Mar
20.1°C
68.2°F · 18.8–22.2°C
Apr
17.9°C
64.2°F · 15.2–19.6°C
May
15.5°C
59.9°F · 13.4–17.2°C
Jun
13.2°C
55.8°F · 11.9–14.7°C
Jul
11.4°C
52.5°F · 10–13.1°C
Aug
11°C
51.8°F · 10.3–11.9°C
Sep
12.1°C
53.8°F · 10.6–13.1°C
Oct
14.5°C
58.1°F · 12.8–16.8°C
Nov
16.9°C
62.4°F · 14.2–20.4°C
Dec
19°C
66.2°F · 17.2–21.3°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
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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