Sailors Grave Beach
Victoria · Australia
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An open S-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Victoria, Sailors Grave Beach works on SE–SW groundswell; NW–NE 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: ~13.8°C (56.8°F) on average
Jan
19.1°C
66.4°F · 16.9–22.1°C
Feb
19.6°C
67.3°F · 17.9–20.9°C
Mar
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.6–22.5°C
Apr
18°C
64.4°F · 16–19.3°C
May
16.4°C
61.5°F · 14.6–18.5°C
Jun
14.9°C
58.8°F · 13.8–16.6°C
Jul
13.9°C
57°F · 12.2–14.8°C
Aug
13.4°C
56.1°F · 12.6–14.4°C
Sep
13.8°C
56.8°F · 12.9–15.1°C
Oct
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.6–16.9°C
Nov
16.3°C
61.3°F · 13.9–19.3°C
Dec
17.7°C
63.9°F · 15.8–19.4°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
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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