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Putney

Queensland · Australia

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An open E-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea near Queensland, Putney works on NE–SE groundswell; SW–NW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~23.2°C (73.8°F) on average

Jan

28.4°C

83.1°F · 27.2–29.4°C

Feb

28.5°C

83.3°F · 26.8–30.4°C

Mar

27.9°C

82.2°F · 25.8–29.7°C

Apr

26.9°C

80.4°F · 24.3–28.7°C

May

24.9°C

76.8°F · 23–26.8°C

Jun

23°C

73.4°F · 20.8–25.1°C

Jul

21.9°C

71.4°F · 19.8–23.7°C

Aug

21.9°C

71.4°F · 20.7–23.1°C

Sep

23.2°C

73.8°F · 21.7–24.7°C

Oct

25.1°C

77.2°F · 23.6–26.8°C

Nov

26.5°C

79.7°F · 25.2–27.7°C

Dec

27.9°C

82.2°F · 26.3–29.4°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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