Point Malcolm Beach
Western Australia · Australia
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Point Malcolm Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~16.1°C (61°F) on average
Jan
19.8°C
67.6°F · 18.3–21.4°C
Feb
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19.7–21.5°C
Mar
20.5°C
68.9°F · 19.3–22.4°C
Apr
19.6°C
67.3°F · 18.1–20.8°C
May
18.6°C
65.5°F · 17.4–20°C
Jun
17.7°C
63.9°F · 16.7–20.1°C
Jul
16.8°C
62.2°F · 15.8–17.6°C
Aug
16.2°C
61.2°F · 15.2–17.5°C
Sep
16.1°C
61°F · 15.1–16.9°C
Oct
16.5°C
61.7°F · 15.1–17.4°C
Nov
17.4°C
63.3°F · 16.1–19°C
Dec
18.6°C
65.5°F · 17–20°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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