Flaherty Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Flaherty 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: ~14.3°C (57.7°F) on average
Jan
20.6°C
69.1°F · 18.8–23.2°C
Feb
21.2°C
70.2°F · 19.7–22.4°C
Mar
20.5°C
68.9°F · 18.5–22.5°C
Apr
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.2–20.6°C
May
17.2°C
63°F · 15–18.9°C
Jun
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.7–16.9°C
Jul
14°C
57.2°F · 12.3–15°C
Aug
13.6°C
56.5°F · 12.7–14.6°C
Sep
14.3°C
57.7°F · 12.9–15.3°C
Oct
15.7°C
60.3°F · 13.7–17.1°C
Nov
17.5°C
63.5°F · 15.5–19.7°C
Dec
19.3°C
66.7°F · 17.5–21.4°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
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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