Water temperature in Sandy Beach (NSW) in August

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Is it warm enough to swim in Sandy Beach in August? Average water temperature in Sandy Beach in August is 19.4°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Sandy Beach in August is 21.2°C, and the coldest is 17.1°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Sandy Beach

Changes water temperature in Sandy Beach in August 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Sandy Beach for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Sandy Beach, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of August.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 August	20°C	19°C	18.7°C	20.6°C
2 August	19.5°C	18.9°C	18.9°C	20.6°C
3 August	19.9°C	18.9°C	18.7°C	20.4°C
4 August	20°C	18.9°C	18.5°C	20.3°C
5 August	20.2°C	19°C	18.5°C	20.4°C
6 August	20°C	19°C	18.4°C	20.3°C
7 August	20°C	19°C	18.4°C	20.5°C
8 August	19.9°C	18.9°C	18.6°C	20.5°C
9 August	20.3°C	18.7°C	18.3°C	20.4°C
10 August	20.1°C	19°C	18.3°C	20.3°C
11 August	20.1°C	19.1°C	18°C	20.1°C
12 August	20°C	19.2°C	18.4°C	20.2°C
13 August	19.6°C	19.3°C	17.3°C	20.3°C
14 August	19.6°C	19.6°C	17.1°C	20.3°C
15 August	19.4°C	19.6°C	17.9°C	20.2°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 August	19.8°C	20°C	18.4°C	20.1°C
17 August	19.5°C	19.7°C	18.3°C	20.2°C
18 August	19.5°C	20°C	18.4°C	20.2°C
19 August	19.5°C	19.9°C	18.4°C	20.1°C
20 August	19.6°C	19.8°C	18.4°C	20.3°C
21 August	19.6°C	19.8°C	18.5°C	20.4°C
22 August	19.1°C	19.4°C	18.6°C	20.4°C
23 August	19.5°C	19.3°C	18.4°C	20.5°C
24 August	19°C	19.5°C	18.1°C	20.7°C
25 August	19.3°C	19.8°C	18.3°C	21.2°C
26 August	19.4°C	19.8°C	18.2°C	20.7°C
27 August	19.8°C	19.9°C	18.3°C	20.6°C
28 August	19.6°C	19.7°C	18.6°C	20.4°C
29 August	19.6°C	20.3°C	18.7°C	20.7°C
30 August	19.2°C	20.2°C	18.5°C	20.6°C
31 August	19.3°C	20.1°C	18.4°C	20.7°C

Average water temperature in Sandy Beach in August over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
20.2°C	20°C	18.8°C	19.4°C	19.4°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
19.3°C	18.6°C	19.7°C	19.5°C	20°C

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in August. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Hat Head	19.9°C	17.1°C	21.8°C
Evans Head	19.6°C	17.7°C	20.9°C
Crescent Head	19.6°C	17.4°C	21.7°C
Port Macquarie	19.4°C	17.2°C	21.4°C
Ballina	20°C	18.2°C	21.5°C
East Ballina	20°C	18.2°C	21.5°C
North Shore	19.3°C	17.1°C	21.4°C
Lennox Head	20.1°C	18.2°C	21.7°C
Bonny Hills	19°C	16.9°C	20.9°C
Suffolk Park	20.3°C	18.3°C	21.9°C

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Our report for Sandy Beach is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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