Sugars Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Sugars Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near South Australia — 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
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.1°C (57.4°F) on average
Jan
19.4°C
66.9°F · 17.6–22.1°C
Feb
19.6°C
67.3°F · 17.7–20.9°C
Mar
19°C
66.2°F · 17.5–20.3°C
Apr
17.7°C
63.9°F · 16–18.9°C
May
16.4°C
61.5°F · 14.9–18°C
Jun
15°C
59°F · 13.9–16.5°C
Jul
14.1°C
57.4°F · 12.4–15.2°C
Aug
13.6°C
56.5°F · 12.8–14.6°C
Sep
14.1°C
57.4°F · 13–15.1°C
Oct
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.7–16.8°C
Nov
17°C
62.6°F · 15.1–19.1°C
Dec
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.7–20.7°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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