Geltwood Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Geltwood Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near South Australia — it picks up S–W swell and turns cleanest in a N–E 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: ~14.2°C (57.6°F) on average
Jan
17°C
62.6°F · 14.4–19.2°C
Feb
17.2°C
63°F · 16–18.8°C
Mar
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.7–18.1°C
Apr
16.4°C
61.5°F · 14.5–18.1°C
May
16.4°C
61.5°F · 13.5–18.2°C
Jun
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14.4–17.3°C
Jul
15.3°C
59.5°F · 12.3–16.5°C
Aug
14.6°C
58.3°F · 13.7–15.7°C
Sep
14.2°C
57.6°F · 13.4–15.2°C
Oct
14.6°C
58.3°F · 13–15.8°C
Nov
15.4°C
59.7°F · 14.1–17.3°C
Dec
16.3°C
61.3°F · 14.2–18.9°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
S–W
Best wind
N–E
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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