Middle Head
Queensland · Australia
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An open NE-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea near Queensland, Middle Head works on N–E groundswell; S–W winds offshore, with conditions most reliable 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
27°C
80.6°F · 25.2–28.8°C
Feb
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.3–29.3°C
Mar
26.8°C
80.2°F · 24.9–28.3°C
Apr
25.8°C
78.4°F · 23.9–27.4°C
May
23.6°C
74.5°F · 21.7–25°C
Jun
21.8°C
71.2°F · 20.5–22.9°C
Jul
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19.1–21.8°C
Aug
20.5°C
68.9°F · 19.5–21.3°C
Sep
21.5°C
70.7°F · 20.3–23.2°C
Oct
23.2°C
73.8°F · 21.9–25.2°C
Nov
24.7°C
76.5°F · 23.5–27.1°C
Dec
26.3°C
79.3°F · 24.3–29.2°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
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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