Australia / New South Wales
Umina Beach
Umina Beach is a 1.1 km-long sandy beach facing south-east, 800 m south of Umina Beach (New South Wales, Australia). The sea averages 23.2 °C in February, its warmest month, and 18.1 °C in August; it is 21 °C or warmer in December–April.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Umina Beach
Beach-day index 5.1/10 · Australia median 5.1
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 22.7 °C | 23.2 °C | 23.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 20.9 °C | 19.5 °C | 18.5 °C | 18.1 °C | 18.2 °C | 19.1 °C | 20.0 °C | 21.3 °C |
| High °C | 24° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 22° |
| Low °C | 22° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 81 | 124 | 105 | 84 | 68 | 98 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 71 | 84 | 73 |
| Cloud % | 59 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 58 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 60 |
| Wind m/s | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Daylight h | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| Record high/low | 32°/18° | 30°/18° | 29°/17° | 27°/14° | 25°/13° | 22°/10° | 22°/10° | 23°/11° | 26°/12° | 28°/13° | 29°/13° | 30°/16° |
| Beach index | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in January–March; January scores 7.7/10 with highs of 24 °C, sea at 22.7 °C and 81 mm of rain.
In January that is 0.3 points above the median of the 1,950 beaches in Australia covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 1.0 °C warmer than the Australia median for February (22.2 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 20.6 °C, warmer than 65% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
February is the wettest month (124 mm) and September the driest (52 mm); the yearly total is about 950 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.9 hours in June to 14.4 hours in December; in mid-January the sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:07 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-east (125°). Open water fills about 33% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 241° to 298°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in August–May.
Straight out to the south-east about 1,200 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 12 m deep. Behind the beach the ground is about 8 m above sea level 500 m inland and 62 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 45% tree cover, 39% built-up land and 10% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 45% of that circle.
- Tree 45%
- Built 39%
- Grass 10%
- Bare 5%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 6Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 4Public toilets
- –Showers
- 14Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 7Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 65Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 4Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 3 restaurants, 2 bars and 1 fast-food outlet. Accommodation: 7 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Umina Point 580 m S
- Mount Ettalong Lookout 630 m S
Nature
- Crystal Shower Falls, Dorrigo National Park nature reserve 220 m SW
- Mount Ettalong peak 620 m S
Campsites
- BIG4 Holiday Parks 100 m NW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport Sydney (Mascot) | SYD | 47.9 km | south |
| Newcastle Airport Williamtown | NTL | 95.0 km | north-east |
| Bathurst Airport Bathurst | BHS | 155 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 65 bus stops within 1.5 km and 14 mapped car parks within 1 km.
15 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 59.4K residents); within 30 km there are 109 (about 1M).
Map
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 11.9 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r7371641; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_56HLH_20240423_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 33.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.