Plage de Shabadran
Îles Loyauté · New Caledonia
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Plage de Shabadran is a S-facing sand beach on the New Caledonia shoreline, opening onto the Fiji Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~23.6°C (74.5°F) on average
Jan
27.3°C
81.1°F · 26.2–28.9°C
Feb
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26.1–29.3°C
Mar
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.4–28.4°C
Apr
26.8°C
80.2°F · 24.7–28.2°C
May
25.6°C
78.1°F · 24.5–27.5°C
Jun
24.8°C
76.6°F · 23.8–26.3°C
Jul
23.7°C
74.7°F · 22.4–25.3°C
Aug
23.5°C
74.3°F · 22–25.1°C
Sep
23.6°C
74.5°F · 22.1–25.3°C
Oct
24.3°C
75.7°F · 22.2–26.3°C
Nov
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.8–26.4°C
Dec
26.4°C
79.5°F · 24.9–28.5°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
Year-round
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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