Pottsville Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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An open E-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea near New South Wales, Pottsville Beach works on NE–SE groundswell; SW–NW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~21.3°C (70.3°F) on average
Jan
25.9°C
78.6°F · 23.8–27.1°C
Feb
26.5°C
79.7°F · 25.5–27.5°C
Mar
26.3°C
79.3°F · 24.8–27.3°C
Apr
25.4°C
77.7°F · 23.8–26.8°C
May
23.8°C
74.8°F · 22.4–25.2°C
Jun
22.3°C
72.1°F · 20.7–23.6°C
Jul
21.2°C
70.2°F · 19.3–22°C
Aug
20.9°C
69.6°F · 19.8–22.1°C
Sep
21.3°C
70.3°F · 20.1–22.9°C
Oct
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.9–23.6°C
Nov
23.6°C
74.5°F · 21.9–25.1°C
Dec
24.8°C
76.6°F · 23.7–26.2°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
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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