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Shelly Beach

Coastal areas · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-38.507, 145.136

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Shelly Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea coastline near Coastal areas — it picks up SE–SW swell and turns cleanest in a NW–NE wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~13.2°C (55.8°F) on average

Jan

18.6°C

65.5°F · 16.9–22°C

Feb

19.2°C

66.6°F · 18–20.5°C

Mar

18.6°C

65.5°F · 17.5–20.4°C

Apr

17.2°C

63°F · 16–18.6°C

May

15.8°C

60.4°F · 14.6–17.3°C

Jun

14.5°C

58.1°F · 13.6–15.4°C

Jul

13.5°C

56.3°F · 12.7–14.4°C

Aug

13°C

55.4°F · 12.2–13.9°C

Sep

13.2°C

55.8°F · 12.4–14.1°C

Oct

14.1°C

57.4°F · 13.3–15.6°C

Nov

15.6°C

60.1°F · 13.6–18.6°C

Dec

17.1°C

62.8°F · 15.6–18.9°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

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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