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Pococks Beach

Northern Territory · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-12.203, 132.211

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An open NW-facing sand beach on the Timor Sea near Northern Territory, Pococks Beach works on W–N groundswell; E–S winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~27.8°C (82°F) on average

Jan

30.3°C

86.5°F · 28.6–31.4°C

Feb

30.2°C

86.4°F · 29.1–31.3°C

Mar

30.2°C

86.4°F · 28.8–32.2°C

Apr

30.1°C

86.2°F · 28.6–31.5°C

May

28.8°C

83.8°F · 26.7–30.8°C

Jun

26.8°C

80.2°F · 24.5–29.4°C

Jul

25.8°C

78.4°F · 24.3–27.9°C

Aug

26.2°C

79.2°F · 25–27.2°C

Sep

27.8°C

82°F · 26.2–28.9°C

Oct

29.7°C

85.5°F · 28.3–30.9°C

Nov

30.7°C

87.3°F · 29.3–31.7°C

Dec

31.1°C

88°F · 29.1–32.6°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

W–N

Best wind

E–S

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. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.

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