Picnic Beach
Coastal areas · Australia
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An open NE-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters near Coastal areas, Picnic Beach works on NW–E groundswell; S–SW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.
Today's surf at Picnic Beach
Updated 11:32 spot time
Picnic Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.4 m–0.5 m knee to waist high, 0.5 m SW swell at 10.9 s. Wind up to 19 km/h SSW. Water 17°C. Best surf window around 02:00 — fun (3/5) with 9 km/h NNE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.7°C (60.3°F) on average
Jan
19.6°C
67.3°F · 17.4–22.2°C
Feb
20.3°C
68.5°F · 19.3–21.8°C
Mar
19.7°C
67.5°F · 18.5–21.7°C
Apr
18.4°C
65.1°F · 16.4–20°C
May
16.8°C
62.2°F · 15.6–18°C
Jun
15.8°C
60.4°F · 14–16.9°C
Jul
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13.9–15.9°C
Aug
14.3°C
57.7°F · 13.4–15.6°C
Sep
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13.5–15.8°C
Oct
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.2–17.2°C
Nov
17.1°C
62.8°F · 15.3–19.3°C
Dec
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.9–20.2°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–E
Best wind
S–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. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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