Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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From Sarina to Cape York. Barrier Reef blocks most of the swell but there's an odd small groundy day every now and then. normally onshore slop from South-East trade winds but can get OK, cyclones make a few waves.
Seasonal swell & wind variations:
waves normally East to South-East, not much ground swell. dominant South-East trade winds, regular cyclones.most ground swell is blocked by the barrier reef, a bit of swell occassionally finds its way up the coast, fairly reliable south-east trade winds produce a few waves but flat spells are regular, cyclones produce a bit of excitement.
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Surf Equipment | Boardshorts | Boardshorts | Boardshorts | Springsuit | Boardshorts | Boardshorts |
Water temp. | 25°C | 25°C | 20°C | 20°C | 20°C | 25°C |
Air temp. | 35°C | 30°C | 25°C | 20°C | 25°C | 30°C |
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waves normally East to South-East, not much ground swell. dominant South-East trade winds, regular cyclones.most ground swell is blocked by the barrier reef, a bit of swell occassionally finds its way up the coast, fairly reliable south-east trade winds produce a few waves but flat spells are regular, cyclones produce a bit of excitement.
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Your favourites and future surf spot lists
Surf Spots (22) | ![]() ![]() |
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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Balding Bay | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Barriers | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Bingers | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Bingil Bay | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Dolphin Heads | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Eimeo Point | - / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ellis Beach North | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Etty bay | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Florence bay | 6 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Great Keppel Island (Unknown Reef) | - / - | ![]() |
Left | Reef-coral | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Great Keppel Island Airport | - / - | ![]() |
Left | Reef-coral | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Lamberts Beach | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Lamberts Beach - The Reef | - / - | ![]() |
Right | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Magnetic island - arcadia beach | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Beginners wave | |
North Wall Mackay Harbour Beach | 7 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Port Douglas | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right | Reef-artificial | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Radical Bay | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ratchet | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Rockies | 9 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
All surfers | |
rocky point | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Second Beach Tannum Sands | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
The Islands - Cairns | - / - | Left | Reef-coral | ![]() |
Experienced surfers |
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