Pinnacles Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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Pinnacles Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Tasman 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.
Today's surf at Pinnacles Beach
Updated 10:55 spot time
Pinnacles Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.5 m overhead, 0.9 m ENE swell at 6.05 s. Wind up to 22 km/h SW. Water 18°C. Best surf window around 11:00 — fun (3/5) with 7 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: ~17.4°C (63.3°F) on average
Jan
21.2°C
70.2°F · 19.1–23.3°C
Feb
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.7–23.6°C
Mar
21.8°C
71.2°F · 20.4–23.8°C
Apr
21°C
69.8°F · 18.9–24.3°C
May
19.1°C
66.4°F · 16.3–21.4°C
Jun
17.7°C
63.9°F · 15–19.8°C
Jul
16.3°C
61.3°F · 13.6–18.6°C
Aug
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14.1–19.9°C
Sep
16.3°C
61.3°F · 14.7–18.8°C
Oct
17.4°C
63.3°F · 15.4–19.3°C
Nov
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.5–21.3°C
Dec
20.1°C
68.2°F · 18.2–23.1°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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