Hellfire Bay Beach
Western Australia · Australia
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Hellfire Bay Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE 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: ~16.6°C (61.9°F) on average
Jan
19.5°C
67.1°F · 18.1–20.9°C
Feb
20.1°C
68.2°F · 19–21.2°C
Mar
20.1°C
68.2°F · 18.9–21.4°C
Apr
19.6°C
67.3°F · 18.1–20.8°C
May
19°C
66.2°F · 17.7–20.7°C
Jun
18.4°C
65.1°F · 17.4–20.1°C
Jul
17.4°C
63.3°F · 16–18.1°C
Aug
16.8°C
62.2°F · 15.8–17.6°C
Sep
16.6°C
61.9°F · 15.6–17.6°C
Oct
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.5–17.9°C
Nov
17.6°C
63.7°F · 16.2–19.1°C
Dec
18.6°C
65.5°F · 17.4–20°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
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
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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