Cape Cleveland Beach
Coastal areas · Australia
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Cape Cleveland Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coral Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW 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: ~23.9°C (75°F) on average
Jan
28.9°C
84°F · 27.9–30.4°C
Feb
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.3–31.2°C
Mar
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26.7–30.8°C
Apr
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.4–29.4°C
May
25.2°C
77.4°F · 23.6–27.1°C
Jun
23.4°C
74.1°F · 21.9–25.8°C
Jul
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.1–24.5°C
Aug
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.1–23.7°C
Sep
23.9°C
75°F · 22.3–25.5°C
Oct
25.7°C
78.3°F · 24.1–27.1°C
Nov
27.2°C
81°F · 25.8–28.6°C
Dec
28.5°C
83.3°F · 27.2–29.5°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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