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Samurai Beach

New South Wales · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-32.763, 152.127

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near New South Wales, Samurai Beach works on E–S groundswell; W–N winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~18.7°C (65.7°F) on average

Jan

22.7°C

72.9°F · 20.8–24°C

Feb

23.7°C

74.7°F · 22–25.7°C

Mar

23.5°C

74.3°F · 20.5–25.8°C

Apr

22.7°C

72.9°F · 20.7–24.7°C

May

21.5°C

70.7°F · 19.6–22.8°C

Jun

19.8°C

67.6°F · 18.3–21.7°C

Jul

19°C

66.2°F · 17.2–20.5°C

Aug

18.4°C

65.1°F · 16.8–19.8°C

Sep

18.7°C

65.7°F · 17.6–19.9°C

Oct

19.5°C

67.1°F · 18.3–21.5°C

Nov

20.3°C

68.5°F · 18.9–21.9°C

Dec

21.7°C

71.1°F · 19.8–24°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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