Flinders Beach
Queensland · Australia
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Flinders 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 october–april.
Today's surf at Flinders Beach
Updated 14:33 spot time
Flinders Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.6 m–0.7 m waist to chest high, 0.6 m E swell at 5.9 s. Wind up to 17 km/h E. Water 21°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — fun (3/5) with 16 km/h ENE 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: ~22.4°C (72.3°F) on average
Jan
26.1°C
79°F · 24.1–27.7°C
Feb
26.6°C
79.9°F · 25.3–28.4°C
Mar
26.3°C
79.3°F · 24.2–28.1°C
Apr
25°C
77°F · 23.2–26.4°C
May
23°C
73.4°F · 21.2–24.4°C
Jun
21.6°C
70.9°F · 19.9–23.3°C
Jul
20.5°C
68.9°F · 18.8–21.9°C
Aug
20.1°C
68.2°F · 18.4–21.9°C
Sep
20.9°C
69.6°F · 19.6–22.5°C
Oct
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.7–25°C
Nov
23.9°C
75°F · 22.5–25.4°C
Dec
25.2°C
77.4°F · 23.7–27.6°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
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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