Bettys Beach
Queensland · Australia
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Bettys Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coral Sea — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~25.1°C (77.2°F) on average
Jan
28.3°C
82.9°F · 27.1–29.3°C
Feb
28.5°C
83.3°F · 26.9–30.4°C
Mar
28°C
82.4°F · 26.2–29.5°C
Apr
27.1°C
80.8°F · 24.7–28.7°C
May
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.8–26.9°C
Jun
23.6°C
74.5°F · 21.4–25.8°C
Jul
22.6°C
72.7°F · 20.8–24.6°C
Aug
22.5°C
72.5°F · 21.4–23.7°C
Sep
23.5°C
74.3°F · 22.1–24.9°C
Oct
25.1°C
77.2°F · 23.8–26.7°C
Nov
26.4°C
79.5°F · 25.4–27.7°C
Dec
27.8°C
82°F · 26.3–29.2°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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