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Ma'nao Beach

Coastal areas · Antarctica

IntermediateBeach break-62.211, -59.020

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Ma'nao Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Antarctica shoreline, opening onto the Discovery Sound — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through october–april.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~-1.3°C (29.7°F) on average

Jan

1.3°C

34.3°F · -1–3.3°C

Feb

1.6°C

34.9°F · 0.7–2.9°C

Mar

1.2°C

34.2°F · 0.5–2°C

Apr

0.5°C

32.9°F · -0.6–1.5°C

May

-0.4°C

31.3°F · -1.3–0.4°C

Jun

-1°C

30.2°F · -1.6–-0.1°C

Jul

-1.3°C

29.7°F · -1.8–-0.3°C

Aug

-1.3°C

29.7°F · -1.6–-0.7°C

Sep

-1.3°C

29.7°F · -1.7–-0.4°C

Oct

-1.1°C

30°F · -1.6–-0.4°C

Nov

-0.4°C

31.3°F · -1.4–0.5°C

Dec

0.5°C

32.9°F · -0.6–2.1°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

NE–SE

Best wind

SW–NW

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.

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