Rose Bay Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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Rose Bay Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea coastline near New South Wales — it picks up N–E swell and turns cleanest in a S–W wind, with the most consistent surf 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: ~18.4°C (65.1°F) on average
Jan
22.6°C
72.7°F · 20.9–25.2°C
Feb
23.8°C
74.8°F · 22–26.4°C
Mar
23.7°C
74.7°F · 22.5–25.9°C
Apr
22.5°C
72.5°F · 20.4–24.3°C
May
21.1°C
70°F · 18.7–23.5°C
Jun
19.8°C
67.6°F · 17.5–22.4°C
Jul
18.8°C
65.8°F · 16.5–20.9°C
Aug
18°C
64.4°F · 15.6–19.3°C
Sep
18.4°C
65.1°F · 17.3–19.9°C
Oct
19.4°C
66.9°F · 18.2–21°C
Nov
20.4°C
68.7°F · 18.8–22.5°C
Dec
21.6°C
70.9°F · 19.3–24.4°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
N–E
Best wind
S–W
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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