Banksia Beach
Queensland · Australia
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Banksia Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea coastline near Queensland — it picks up N–SE swell and turns cleanest in a SW–W wind, with the most consistent surf through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~24.2°C (75.6°F) on average
Jan
29.1°C
84.4°F · 28.2–30.4°C
Feb
28.9°C
84°F · 27.3–30.9°C
Mar
28.5°C
83.3°F · 26.9–31.1°C
Apr
27.5°C
81.5°F · 25.4–29.5°C
May
25.5°C
77.9°F · 23.7–27.4°C
Jun
23.8°C
74.8°F · 22.4–26°C
Jul
22.9°C
73.2°F · 21.3–24.7°C
Aug
23.1°C
73.6°F · 21.7–24.3°C
Sep
24.2°C
75.6°F · 22.6–25.6°C
Oct
26°C
78.8°F · 24.4–27.4°C
Nov
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26–28.8°C
Dec
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.3–30°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
N–SE
Best wind
SW–W
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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