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Jolly Beach

South Australia · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-35.261, 136.966

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An open S-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters near South Australia, Jolly Beach works on SE–SW groundswell; NW–NE winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~14.7°C (58.5°F) on average

Jan

19.7°C

67.5°F · 17.8–22.3°C

Feb

20.1°C

68.2°F · 18.7–21.7°C

Mar

19.3°C

66.7°F · 17.4–21.2°C

Apr

18.3°C

64.9°F · 16.7–19.7°C

May

17.1°C

62.8°F · 15.6–18.5°C

Jun

16.2°C

61.2°F · 14.8–17.6°C

Jul

15.2°C

59.4°F · 13.7–16.3°C

Aug

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13.9–15.7°C

Sep

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13.7–15.8°C

Oct

15.4°C

59.7°F · 14–16.5°C

Nov

16.7°C

62.1°F · 15–19.2°C

Dec

18.3°C

64.9°F · 16.7–19.9°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

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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