Nine Mile Beach
Queensland · Australia
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Nine Mile 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 year-round.
10-day forecast
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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
27.4°C
81.3°F · 25.6–29°C
Feb
27.7°C
81.9°F · 25.8–29.7°C
Mar
27.1°C
80.8°F · 24.9–28.9°C
Apr
25.9°C
78.6°F · 24.2–28°C
May
23.8°C
74.8°F · 21.6–25.7°C
Jun
22°C
71.6°F · 20.1–23.5°C
Jul
20.8°C
69.4°F · 19.4–22.3°C
Aug
20.7°C
69.3°F · 19.7–21.9°C
Sep
21.8°C
71.2°F · 20.6–23.7°C
Oct
23.6°C
74.5°F · 22.5–25.3°C
Nov
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.8–27.7°C
Dec
26.9°C
80.4°F · 24.7–29.6°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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