Golden Beach
Queensland · Australia
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Golden Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea coastline near Queensland — it picks up NE–SE swell and turns cleanest in a SW–NW wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~21.5°C (70.7°F) on average
Jan
26.1°C
79°F · 24.3–27.6°C
Feb
26.7°C
80.1°F · 25.2–28.3°C
Mar
26.4°C
79.5°F · 24.6–28.2°C
Apr
25.3°C
77.5°F · 24.2–26.7°C
May
23.7°C
74.7°F · 22.5–24.9°C
Jun
22.2°C
72°F · 20.6–23.5°C
Jul
21.2°C
70.2°F · 19.3–22.2°C
Aug
20.8°C
69.4°F · 20.1–22.3°C
Sep
21.5°C
70.7°F · 20.3–23.1°C
Oct
22.7°C
72.9°F · 21.3–24.8°C
Nov
24°C
75.2°F · 22.5–25.4°C
Dec
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.7–27.1°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
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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