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Shelly Beach

Victoria · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-38.792, 143.623

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Shelly Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea coastline near Victoria — it picks up E–S swell and turns cleanest in a W–N 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: ~13.6°C (56.5°F) on average

Jan

17.9°C

64.2°F · 16.2–20.1°C

Feb

18.5°C

65.3°F · 17.1–19.9°C

Mar

18.1°C

64.6°F · 17.1–20.1°C

Apr

17°C

62.6°F · 15.5–18.2°C

May

15.7°C

60.3°F · 14.8–16.5°C

Jun

14.8°C

58.6°F · 14.1–15.9°C

Jul

14.2°C

57.6°F · 13.4–15.4°C

Aug

13.7°C

56.7°F · 12.6–14.4°C

Sep

13.6°C

56.5°F · 12.7–14.6°C

Oct

14.1°C

57.4°F · 13.2–15.2°C

Nov

15.3°C

59.5°F · 13.4–18°C

Dec

16.6°C

61.9°F · 15–18.2°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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