Swift bay
Western Australia · Australia
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An open W-facing sand beach on the Timor Sea near Western Australia, Swift bay works on SW–NW groundswell; NE–SE winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~27.4°C (81.3°F) on average
Jan
30°C
86°F · 28.7–31.4°C
Feb
29.5°C
85.1°F · 28–30.9°C
Mar
29.8°C
85.6°F · 27.9–31.1°C
Apr
30.3°C
86.5°F · 28.8–31.5°C
May
28.9°C
84°F · 25.9–30.7°C
Jun
26.8°C
80.2°F · 24.1–30°C
Jul
25.9°C
78.6°F · 24–28.6°C
Aug
25.9°C
78.6°F · 24.6–27.1°C
Sep
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26.4–28.5°C
Oct
29°C
84.2°F · 28–29.8°C
Nov
30.3°C
86.5°F · 29.1–31.4°C
Dec
30.7°C
87.3°F · 27.7–31.9°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
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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