Main Beach
Queensland · Australia
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Main Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea coastline near Queensland — it picks up SW–NW swell and turns cleanest in a NE–SE 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: ~21.8°C (71.2°F) on average
Jan
26.1°C
79°F · 24–27.4°C
Feb
26.8°C
80.2°F · 25.4–28.3°C
Mar
26.6°C
79.9°F · 24.6–28.1°C
Apr
25.6°C
78.1°F · 24.1–26.9°C
May
24°C
75.2°F · 22.7–25.5°C
Jun
22.7°C
72.9°F · 21–23.7°C
Jul
21.7°C
71.1°F · 19.8–23°C
Aug
21.4°C
70.5°F · 20.4–23.2°C
Sep
21.8°C
71.2°F · 20.6–23°C
Oct
23°C
73.4°F · 21.6–24.8°C
Nov
24.1°C
75.4°F · 22.3–25.6°C
Dec
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.9–27.1°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
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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