Water temperature in Sandy Beach (NSW) in May

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Is it warm enough to swim in Sandy Beach in May? Average water temperature in Sandy Beach in May is 22.6°C and therefore suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Sandy Beach in May is 25°C, and the coldest is 20.5°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 May 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 May.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 May	23.4°C	23.4°C	22.8°C	24°C
2 May	23.4°C	23.5°C	22.7°C	24.9°C
3 May	23.3°C	23.3°C	21.5°C	24.1°C
4 May	23.8°C	23.3°C	22.1°C	24.9°C
5 May	23.6°C	23.1°C	22°C	25°C
6 May	22.5°C	23.2°C	22.2°C	24.9°C
7 May	22.5°C	23.3°C	21.8°C	24.7°C
8 May	23°C	23.1°C	21.2°C	24°C
9 May	23°C	23°C	21.2°C	24.5°C
10 May	23.3°C	23.1°C	21.5°C	24.4°C
11 May	23.2°C	23°C	21.8°C	24.4°C
12 May	23.1°C	22.5°C	21.6°C	24.4°C
13 May	22.5°C	22.2°C	21.4°C	24.1°C
14 May	22.6°C	22.1°C	21.6°C	23.8°C
15 May	22.9°C	22.2°C	21.6°C	23.7°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 May	22.9°C	22.3°C	21.2°C	23.7°C
17 May	22.2°C	21.8°C	21.1°C	24.1°C
18 May	22.1°C	21.9°C	21°C	23.6°C
19 May	22.7°C	21.4°C	20.8°C	23.6°C
20 May	22.7°C	21.9°C	20.6°C	23.7°C
21 May	22.7°C	22.4°C	20.7°C	23.7°C
22 May	22.3°C	22.5°C	20.5°C	23.6°C
23 May	21.6°C	22.3°C	20.6°C	23.2°C
24 May	21.7°C	22.3°C	20.6°C	23.3°C
25 May	21.5°C	22.3°C	20.9°C	23.4°C
26 May	22°C	22.4°C	20.8°C	23.2°C
27 May	22.1°C	22°C	20.7°C	23.1°C
28 May	21.9°C	22.2°C	20.7°C	23.1°C
29 May	21.9°C	21.9°C	20.6°C	23°C
30 May	22°C	21.9°C	20.5°C	22.9°C
31 May	22.1°C	22°C	20.9°C	22.6°C

Average water temperature in Sandy Beach in May over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
23.2°C	22.1°C	22.7°C	22.8°C	22°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
22°C	23°C	21.3°C	22.5°C	22.6°C

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Temperature in neighboring cities

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

	Avr	Min	Max
Hat Head	23°C	20.7°C	25.4°C
Evans Head	22.9°C	20.9°C	24.8°C
Crescent Head	22.7°C	20.4°C	25.2°C
Port Macquarie	22.5°C	20.2°C	25°C
Ballina	23.3°C	21°C	25°C
East Ballina	23.3°C	21°C	25°C
North Shore	22.5°C	20.1°C	25°C
Lennox Head	23.4°C	20.8°C	25.1°C
Bonny Hills	22.2°C	19.9°C	24.7°C
Suffolk Park	23.5°C	21.1°C	25.2°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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