Woodcutters Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Woodcutters Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks 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: ~15°C (59°F) on average
Jan
19.2°C
66.6°F · 16.9–21.9°C
Feb
19.8°C
67.6°F · 18.9–21.2°C
Mar
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.7–21°C
Apr
18.2°C
64.8°F · 16.4–19.7°C
May
17.1°C
62.8°F · 16–18.3°C
Jun
16.3°C
61.3°F · 14.4–17.4°C
Jul
15.4°C
59.7°F · 14.4–16.4°C
Aug
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13.9–16.1°C
Sep
15°C
59°F · 13.9–16°C
Oct
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.3–17°C
Nov
16.8°C
62.2°F · 15.1–19°C
Dec
18°C
64.4°F · 16.6–19.6°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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