Princess Street (Steps/Boobs)
Victoria · Australia
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Princess Street (Steps/Boobs) is a SE-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through 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: ~13.1°C (55.6°F) on average
Jan
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.8–21.9°C
Feb
19.4°C
66.9°F · 18–20.8°C
Mar
18.8°C
65.8°F · 17.7–21°C
Apr
17.3°C
63.1°F · 15.9–18.6°C
May
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14.7–17.1°C
Jun
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.6–15.6°C
Jul
13.3°C
55.9°F · 12.6–14.1°C
Aug
12.9°C
55.2°F · 12.2–13.6°C
Sep
13.1°C
55.6°F · 12.3–13.9°C
Oct
14.1°C
57.4°F · 13.1–15.5°C
Nov
15.7°C
60.3°F · 13.3–18.6°C
Dec
17.3°C
63.1°F · 15.7–19°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
E–S
Best wind
W–N
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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