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Geltwood Beach

South Australia · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-37.641, 140.201

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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

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

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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