Picnic Cove
Queensland · Australia
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A october–april beach on the Coral Sea near Queensland, Picnic Cove is exposed to NE swell — N–E on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a S–W wind.
10-day forecast
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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
25.9°C
78.6°F · 24.5–27.4°C
Feb
26.5°C
79.7°F · 25–28.2°C
Mar
26.3°C
79.3°F · 24.5–27.8°C
Apr
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.8–27.1°C
May
23.7°C
74.7°F · 22.3–24.4°C
Jun
22°C
71.6°F · 20.3–23.3°C
Jul
21°C
69.8°F · 19.4–22.2°C
Aug
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19.5–22.6°C
Sep
21.5°C
70.7°F · 20.2–23.4°C
Oct
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.1–24.3°C
Nov
23.8°C
74.8°F · 22.7–25.4°C
Dec
25.2°C
77.4°F · 23.3–26.6°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–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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