Papua Beach
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · South Georgia and the Islands
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Papua Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the South Georgia and the Islands shoreline, opening onto the Scotia Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW 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: ~0.4°C (32.7°F) on average
Jan
3.5°C
38.3°F · 1.9–4.5°C
Feb
4°C
39.2°F · 3.3–5°C
Mar
3.7°C
38.7°F · 2.8–4.9°C
Apr
3.1°C
37.6°F · 1.8–4.2°C
May
2.1°C
35.8°F · 1.3–3.3°C
Jun
1.3°C
34.3°F · 0.5–2.5°C
Jul
0.6°C
33.1°F · -0.5–1.7°C
Aug
0.4°C
32.7°F · -0.4–1.2°C
Sep
0.4°C
32.7°F · -0.7–1.5°C
Oct
1°C
33.8°F · 0–2.1°C
Nov
1.6°C
34.9°F · 0.6–2.8°C
Dec
2.7°C
36.9°F · 0.7–3.6°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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