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Bucks Bay - SA

Bay,Inlet,Cove

Position

DEG: -37.91407 140.39461

DMS: 37º 54' 50.65" S 140º 23' 40.59" E

UTM: 54 H 5803546mN 446786mE

Altitude: 1.98m

Place Type

Geography - Bay,Inlet,Cove

Location

24.76kms South of Tantanoola
31.02kms NorthWest of Port Macdonnell
538.28kms SouthEast of Port Lincoln
604.41kms NorthWest of Trial Harbour

Address & Contact

5291

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

Bucks Bay is the bay for Carpenters Rocks an older fishing settlement, with the fishing boats moored in the bay. The settlement has been slowly growing since the 1970’s and now includes a store, phone and basic facilities. Most visitors also launch their boat across the hard sand beach from the ramp at the end of the main road, adjacent to which is a large car park.The sandy beach and bay floor make beach 41 the most suitable swimming beach in the area, however beware of the frequent boat traffic and swim well clear of the boat ramp.This is the fishing port for the area, with most shore fishing off the headlands.

PlaceID	45830

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Gambier at 17/08:30am CDT

Distance from Bucks Bay 38.1km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
20.7°C	18.0°C	52%	10.5°C	1018.3hPa	0.0mm	NNE	15km/hr 8knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Gambier Aero

Distance from Bucks Bay 38.1km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	25.2	25.2	23.1	19.5	16.1	13.8	13.2	14.1	15.8	17.9	20.4	22.9
Mean Min. °C	11.1	11.7	10.5	8.7	7.3	5.7	5.2	5.5	6.3	7.1	8.4	9.9
Mean Rain mm	27.0	26.0	35.3	54.7	70.1	83.5	99.0	95.4	72.6	61.1	46.8	38.7