Red Beach
Coastal areas · Australia
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Red Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coral Sea — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks 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: ~21.7°C (71.1°F) on average
Jan
27.4°C
81.3°F · 25.5–28.8°C
Feb
27.6°C
81.7°F · 25.9–29.5°C
Mar
27°C
80.6°F · 24.8–29.1°C
Apr
25.8°C
78.4°F · 24.1–27.7°C
May
23.5°C
74.3°F · 21.4–25.5°C
Jun
21.5°C
70.7°F · 19.6–23.1°C
Jul
20.3°C
68.5°F · 18.7–21.8°C
Aug
20.4°C
68.7°F · 19.3–21.6°C
Sep
21.7°C
71.1°F · 20.5–23.6°C
Oct
23.6°C
74.5°F · 22.5–25.3°C
Nov
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.6–27.7°C
Dec
26.9°C
80.4°F · 24.4–29.8°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
E–S
Best wind
W–N
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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