Pialba Beach
Queensland · Australia
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Pialba Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea coastline near Queensland — it picks up NW–NE swell and turns cleanest in a SE–SW 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: ~23.1°C (73.6°F) on average
Jan
27°C
80.6°F · 25.1–28.7°C
Feb
27.2°C
81°F · 25.4–29.3°C
Mar
26.6°C
79.9°F · 24.6–27.9°C
Apr
25.4°C
77.7°F · 23.2–27.1°C
May
22.9°C
73.2°F · 21.1–24.8°C
Jun
20.7°C
69.3°F · 19.4–22.1°C
Jul
19.4°C
66.9°F · 16–21.2°C
Aug
19.3°C
66.7°F · 17.9–20.9°C
Sep
21°C
69.8°F · 19.4–23.1°C
Oct
23.1°C
73.6°F · 21.5–26°C
Nov
24.8°C
76.6°F · 23.4–26.7°C
Dec
26.3°C
79.3°F · 24.1–29°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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