Western River Cove
South Australia · Australia
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An open N-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters near South Australia, Western River Cove works on NW–NE groundswell; SE–SW 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: ~15.4°C (59.7°F) on average
Jan
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.6–21.9°C
Feb
19.9°C
67.8°F · 18.6–21.4°C
Mar
19°C
66.2°F · 17.4–20.7°C
Apr
18°C
64.4°F · 16.3–19.4°C
May
17°C
62.6°F · 15.8–18.6°C
Jun
16.3°C
61.3°F · 14.9–17.7°C
Jul
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.9–16.5°C
Aug
14.8°C
58.6°F · 14–15.8°C
Sep
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13.8–15.9°C
Oct
15.4°C
59.7°F · 14–16.4°C
Nov
16.6°C
61.9°F · 15–19°C
Dec
18.1°C
64.6°F · 16.6–19.7°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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