Jolly Beach
South Australia · Australia
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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
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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