Main Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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Main Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea coastline near New South Wales — it picks up NE–SE swell and turns cleanest in a SW–NW wind, with the most consistent surf 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: ~20.5°C (68.9°F) on average
Jan
25°C
77°F · 23.2–26.7°C
Feb
26°C
78.8°F · 24.9–27.6°C
Mar
25.8°C
78.4°F · 24.4–27°C
Apr
24.8°C
76.6°F · 23.1–25.8°C
May
23.2°C
73.8°F · 21.3–24.8°C
Jun
21.6°C
70.9°F · 20.3–22.8°C
Jul
20.4°C
68.7°F · 18.3–21.7°C
Aug
20.3°C
68.5°F · 19.4–21.9°C
Sep
20.5°C
68.9°F · 19.6–21.5°C
Oct
21.5°C
70.7°F · 19.8–23.3°C
Nov
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.3–23.6°C
Dec
23.6°C
74.5°F · 21.1–25.1°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. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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