Radfords
Victoria · Australia
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An open S-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Victoria, Radfords works on SE–SW groundswell; NW–NE winds offshore, with conditions most reliable 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: ~13.8°C (56.8°F) on average
Jan
17.7°C
63.9°F · 16–19.9°C
Feb
17.9°C
64.2°F · 16.9–19.2°C
Mar
17.7°C
63.9°F · 16.7–19.4°C
Apr
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.7–17.5°C
May
15.8°C
60.4°F · 14.7–16.8°C
Jun
15°C
59°F · 14.4–16.5°C
Jul
14.5°C
58.1°F · 13.6–15.6°C
Aug
13.8°C
56.8°F · 12.9–14.5°C
Sep
13.8°C
56.8°F · 13–14.7°C
Oct
14.2°C
57.6°F · 13.3–15.4°C
Nov
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.7–17.7°C
Dec
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.7–18.6°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
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
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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