Wangetti Beach
Queensland · Australia
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Wangetti Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Coral Sea — it catches N–E swell, and offshore S–W winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Wangetti Beach
Updated 10:55 spot time
Wangetti Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.9 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.6 m E swell at 6.8 s. Wind up to 23 km/h ESE. Water 24°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — fun (3/5) with 23 km/h ESE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~26.2°C (79.2°F) on average
Jan
29.1°C
84.4°F · 26.5–30.2°C
Feb
29.2°C
84.6°F · 27.9–31.2°C
Mar
28.5°C
83.3°F · 26.9–30.4°C
Apr
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26–30.4°C
May
25.7°C
78.3°F · 24.2–27.4°C
Jun
24.4°C
75.9°F · 23–26.9°C
Jul
23.5°C
74.3°F · 21.5–25.5°C
Aug
23.6°C
74.5°F · 22.5–24.7°C
Sep
24.7°C
76.5°F · 22.8–25.6°C
Oct
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24.8–27.8°C
Nov
27.5°C
81.5°F · 26.2–29.9°C
Dec
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.6–29.9°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
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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