Beach
South Beach
New South Wales · Australia · Coral Sea
-28.8833, 153.5833 · Ballina, 3 km
- 26°Sea · February
- 26°High · January
- 8.6 hSunshine · November
Your month at the beach
South Beach in January
- 26°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 8.2 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month154 mm in total
- 23 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in February
- 26°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 7.3 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month163 mm in total
- 23 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in March
- 25°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 6.8 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month166 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in April
- 24°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 6.8 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month98 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in May
- 22°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 6.7 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month80 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in June
- 20°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 5.8 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month112 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in July
- 19°CAir, daytime high16°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 6.9 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month45 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in August
- 20°CAir, daytime high17°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 7.9 hSunshine a day
- 7 daysRainy days in the month55 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in September
- 21°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 8.5 hSunshine a day
- 7 daysRainy days in the month39 mm in total
- 23 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in October
- 22°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 8.4 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month83 mm in total
- 24 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in November
- 24°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 23°CSea temperature
- 8.6 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month99 mm in total
- 24 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
South Beach in December
- 25°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 7.9 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month126 mm in total
- 24 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 35Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 6 kmAirport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 26.5 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 27.1 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 26.9 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 25.6 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 24.4 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 21.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 23.1 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 20.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 21.5 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 19.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 21.6 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 20.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 19.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 21.5 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 21.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 21.8 °C — 0.3 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 22.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 22.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 23.3 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 24.8 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan26°8 h154 mm
- Feb26°7 h163 mm
- Mar26°7 h166 mm
- Apr25°7 h98 mm
- May24°7 h80 mm
- Jun22°6 h112 mm
- Jul21°7 h45 mm
- Aug21°8 h55 mm
- Sep21°8 h39 mm
- Oct22°8 h83 mm
- Nov23°9 h99 mm
- Dec25°8 h126 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at South Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 24 | 26 | 154 | 15 | 8.2 | 23 |
| Februarywarmest sea | 26 | 24 | 26 | 163 | 15 | 7.3 | 23 |
| March | 25 | 23 | 26 | 166 | 18 | 6.8 | 22 |
| April | 24 | 22 | 25 | 98 | 14 | 6.8 | 21 |
| May | 22 | 20 | 24 | 80 | 13 | 6.7 | 21 |
| June | 20 | 18 | 22 | 112 | 12 | 5.8 | 22 |
| July | 19 | 16 | 21 | 45 | 9 | 6.9 | 22 |
| August | 20 | 17 | 21 | 55 | 7 | 7.9 | 22 |
| September | 21 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 7 | 8.5 | 23 |
| October | 22 | 20 | 22 | 83 | 10 | 8.4 | 24 |
| November | 24 | 21 | 23 | 99 | 12 | 8.6 | 24 |
| December | 25 | 23 | 25 | 126 | 15 | 7.9 | 24 |
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Photos
Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.
About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 21 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 4 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 21 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |