Sandon Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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Sandon Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coral Sea — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks 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: ~20.3°C (68.5°F) on average
Jan
24.9°C
76.8°F · 22.6–26.7°C
Feb
25.8°C
78.4°F · 24.4–27.2°C
Mar
25.8°C
78.4°F · 24.4–26.9°C
Apr
24.8°C
76.6°F · 23.3–26°C
May
23.1°C
73.6°F · 21.1–24.5°C
Jun
21.4°C
70.5°F · 20–22.5°C
Jul
20.3°C
68.5°F · 18.4–21.4°C
Aug
20°C
68°F · 19.3–21.7°C
Sep
20.3°C
68.5°F · 19.4–21.2°C
Oct
21.1°C
70°F · 18.9–23.2°C
Nov
22.4°C
72.3°F · 21–23.3°C
Dec
23.4°C
74.1°F · 20.3–24.9°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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