Second Sands
Coastal areas · Australia
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An open S-facing sand beach on the Fiji Sea near Coastal areas, Second Sands 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: ~19.1°C (66.4°F) on average
Jan
23.2°C
73.8°F · 21.5–24.7°C
Feb
23.9°C
75°F · 22.4–24.9°C
Mar
23.8°C
74.8°F · 22.1–25.9°C
Apr
23.1°C
73.6°F · 21–24.6°C
May
22°C
71.6°F · 20.7–23.2°C
Jun
20.5°C
68.9°F · 19.3–21.6°C
Jul
19.6°C
67.3°F · 18.6–21.2°C
Aug
19°C
66.2°F · 18–20°C
Sep
19.1°C
66.4°F · 18.2–20.2°C
Oct
19.8°C
67.6°F · 18.9–21°C
Nov
20.9°C
69.6°F · 19.4–22.6°C
Dec
22.3°C
72.1°F · 20.4–23.5°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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