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Midge Point Beach

Queensland · Australia

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A year-round beach on the Coral Sea near Queensland, Midge Point Beach is exposed to NE swell — N–SE on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a SW–W wind.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~23°C (73.4°F) on average

Jan

28.4°C

83.1°F · 27.1–29.5°C

Feb

28.5°C

83.3°F · 26.8–30.2°C

Mar

27.8°C

82°F · 25.6–29.8°C

Apr

26.6°C

79.9°F · 23.9–28.7°C

May

24.4°C

75.9°F · 22.3–26.4°C

Jun

22.4°C

72.3°F · 20.3–24.5°C

Jul

21.3°C

70.3°F · 19–23.1°C

Aug

21.4°C

70.5°F · 20–22.7°C

Sep

23°C

73.4°F · 21.4–24.5°C

Oct

25°C

77°F · 23.5–26.9°C

Nov

26.5°C

79.7°F · 25.1–27.7°C

Dec

28°C

82.4°F · 26.3–29.6°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–SE

Best wind

SW–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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