Cleveland Bay
Queensland · Australia
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Cleveland Bay is a NE-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coral Sea — it catches N–E swell, and offshore S–W winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Cleveland Bay
Updated 12:00 spot time
Cleveland Bay surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.3 m ENE swell at 6.5 s. Wind up to 27 km/h ENE. Water 23°C. Best surf window around 12:00 — fun (3/5) with 26 km/h E wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~25.9°C (78.6°F) on average
Jan
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.9–30.5°C
Feb
28.9°C
84°F · 27.2–31.4°C
Mar
28.5°C
83.3°F · 26.8–31.3°C
Apr
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.2–29.5°C
May
25.1°C
77.2°F · 23.5–27.1°C
Jun
23.3°C
73.9°F · 21.7–25.7°C
Jul
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.7–24.5°C
Aug
22.5°C
72.5°F · 21–23.7°C
Sep
23.9°C
75°F · 22.3–25.6°C
Oct
25.9°C
78.6°F · 24.2–27.4°C
Nov
27.4°C
81.3°F · 25.7–28.8°C
Dec
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.4–29.6°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–E
Best wind
S–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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