Shark Bay (North)
Queensland · Australia
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An open NW-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea near Queensland, Shark Bay (North) works on W–N groundswell; E–S winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~25.4°C (77.7°F) on average
Jan
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.5–30°C
Feb
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.4–30.6°C
Mar
28.3°C
82.9°F · 26.3–30.3°C
Apr
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25.4–29.1°C
May
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.9–27°C
Jun
23.5°C
74.3°F · 21.9–25.7°C
Jul
22.6°C
72.7°F · 20.8–24.2°C
Aug
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.1–23.7°C
Sep
23.7°C
74.7°F · 22–25.1°C
Oct
25.4°C
77.7°F · 24.1–26.8°C
Nov
26.9°C
80.4°F · 25.7–28.1°C
Dec
28.2°C
82.8°F · 26.8–29.4°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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