North Beach
Coastal areas · Pitcairn Islands
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North Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Pitcairn Islands 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: ~22.6°C (72.7°F) on average
Jan
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24.5–27.9°C
Feb
26.8°C
80.2°F · 25.2–28.2°C
Mar
27°C
80.6°F · 26.1–27.8°C
Apr
26.4°C
79.5°F · 25.3–27.5°C
May
25.1°C
77.2°F · 24.2–26.9°C
Jun
24.2°C
75.6°F · 23.1–26.1°C
Jul
23.2°C
73.8°F · 21.9–24°C
Aug
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.9–23.6°C
Sep
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.3–23.8°C
Oct
23°C
73.4°F · 21.8–25°C
Nov
23.9°C
75°F · 22.6–25.1°C
Dec
25.1°C
77.2°F · 23.3–27°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.
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