Front Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Front Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near South Australia — it picks up N–E swell and turns cleanest in a S–W wind, with the most consistent surf 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
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.9–20.4°C
Feb
18.6°C
65.5°F · 16.4–20.2°C
Mar
18.1°C
64.6°F · 16.7–21°C
Apr
17.6°C
63.7°F · 14.8–19.4°C
May
17°C
62.6°F · 14.6–18.6°C
Jun
16.3°C
61.3°F · 14.9–17.7°C
Jul
15.4°C
59.7°F · 14.1–16.2°C
Aug
15°C
59°F · 14.1–15.9°C
Sep
15.2°C
59.4°F · 14–16.6°C
Oct
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14.3–17.5°C
Nov
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.4–19.1°C
Dec
18.1°C
64.6°F · 16.3–20.2°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
N–E
Best wind
S–W
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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