North Beach
South Australia · Australia
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North Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.6°C (58.3°F) on average
Jan
22.7°C
72.9°F · 20.4–24.8°C
Feb
23.1°C
73.6°F · 21.4–24.9°C
Mar
22.1°C
71.8°F · 20.5–24.9°C
Apr
19.9°C
67.8°F · 17.7–21.8°C
May
17.3°C
63.1°F · 15.2–19.7°C
Jun
15°C
59°F · 13.4–16.4°C
Jul
13.3°C
55.9°F · 12.2–14.3°C
Aug
13.1°C
55.6°F · 12.2–14.5°C
Sep
14.6°C
58.3°F · 12.8–15.8°C
Oct
16.7°C
62.1°F · 14.3–18.4°C
Nov
19.2°C
66.6°F · 16.9–21.2°C
Dec
21.1°C
70°F · 19.2–23°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
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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