Wild Cattle Beach live surf cam & water temperature
Updated 12 Oct, 14:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Wild Cattle Beach: 5 kts NNE, gusts 7, water 25 °C.
Wind5 kts
Gusts7 kts
Direction NNE 25°
Temperature22 °C
🌊 Water temp25 °C
7-day forecast
| Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Wed 14 | Thu 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | |
| Wind | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Gusts | 19 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 27 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Temperature | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
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Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Tannum Sands
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SUP
A long beach on Wild Cattle Island near Tannum Sands, south of Gladstone in central Queensland, inside the Great Barrier Reef. Calm and shallow, with big tides; the south-east trade wind blows along it.
Wild Cattle Beach water temperature
Today: 25 °C
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Monthly mean sea surface temperature, 2023–2025.
Wild Cattle Beach weather by month
Warmest water: January, February and December.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg wind (kts) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Days ≥12 kts | 10% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 8% | 0% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 15% | 6% | 10% |
| Waves (m) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Air high (°C) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Water (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Model averages, 2023–2025 (Open-Meteo). Wind is the daytime mean, 08:00–20:00; a day counts when it has 3 or more daytime hours at 12 knots or above.
Wild Cattle Beach FAQ
- Is there a surf cam at Wild Cattle Beach?
- Yes. The live surf cam for Wild Cattle Beach is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
- What is the water temperature at Wild Cattle Beach?
- Today the water is 25 °C. Over the year it runs from 20 °C in July to 28 °C in February (2023–2025 average).
- When is the best time to swim at Wild Cattle Beach?
- January, February and December have the warmest water, on the 2023–2025 average.
