Sand Patch Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far South of Western Australia)

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Sand Patch Beach Surf Guide

Sand Patch Beach in Far South Australia is an exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Sand Patch Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	fairly consistent	20.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sand Patch Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sand Patch Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sand Patch Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Sand Patch Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in May while 64% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

64%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sand Patch Beach Location Map

Interactive Sand Patch Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Sand Patch Beach is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 381 km (237 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Sand Patch Beach is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 393 km (244 miles) away.

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Sand Patch Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 11:03 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross

What does Sand Patch Beach look like?

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Credit: John john Florence

Tides at Sand Patch Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Albany, Australia, 8 km from Sand Patch Beach.

Next High Water: 11:58am | 1.16m

Next Low Water: 02:24am | 0.46m

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Sand Patch Beach Sea Temperature

The Sand Patch Beach water temperature is warm (20.3 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 20.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite