Waterfall Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near New South Wales, Waterfall Beach works on E–S groundswell; W–N 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: ~18.4°C (65.1°F) on average
Jan
22.3°C
72.1°F · 19.7–24.2°C
Feb
23.4°C
74.1°F · 21.1–25.6°C
Mar
23.2°C
73.8°F · 21.1–25.3°C
Apr
22.3°C
72.1°F · 20.6–23.5°C
May
21.1°C
70°F · 18.6–23°C
Jun
19.7°C
67.5°F · 18.2–22.3°C
Jul
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.6–20.5°C
Aug
18°C
64.4°F · 15.8–19.4°C
Sep
18.4°C
65.1°F · 17.4–19.8°C
Oct
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.8–21.2°C
Nov
20.1°C
68.2°F · 18.6–21.9°C
Dec
21.6°C
70.9°F · 18.6–24°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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