Your beach day, scored in real time
Beach Day ranks Australia's beaches using live wind, waves, swell, and weather data so you always know where conditions are best. Discover local tips, upcoming events, and everything you need for a great day at the coast.
How it works
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Browse beaches ranked by live conditions, with local tips, events, and forecasts.
Enjoy
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Everything you need for a great beach day
Local tips
Every curated beach comes with insider tips from locals -the best parking spots, hidden rock pools, and where to grab coffee after your swim.
Events & what's on
Find out what's happening at beaches near you, from weekend markets and surf comps to community clean-ups and outdoor cinema nights.
Forecasts & charts
Detailed hourly charts for wind, swell, tide, and UV -up to 10 days ahead for Pro users. See exactly when conditions will be at their best.
Score cards
Each beach gets a live score based on real conditions. Download branded score cards to share with your mates or post to your socials.
Discover a beach
Explore some of the beaches we cover across Australia
Point Cartwright Beach
Buddina
Point Cartwright is a headland break on the Sunshine Coast, drawing surfers and bodyboarders year-round. It's unpatrolled, so strong rips, river mouth currents, and rocks mean you'll want to know what you're doing before paddling out. You'll find parking, toilets, and cafes nearby.
“Strong rips and river mouth currents make this headland break one for experienced surfers only, and there's no lifeguard on duty. Head up the headland for a walk or grab a coffee at the cafe if the surf looks too sketchy.”
Rainbow Bay Beach
Rainbow Bay
Rainbow Bay is one of the Gold Coast's only north-facing beaches, a small sheltered crescent that stays calm even when southerlies rough up the rest of the coast. You'll often find a shallow sandbank pool forming between the break and shore, making it a genuine go-to for families with young kids. Snapper Rocks sits right at the southern tip, the start of the Superbank, but the point break here is fast and technical, experienced surfers only.
“When the southerly blows and every other local beach turns messy, head here. Rainbow Bay faces north and Greenmount Hill blocks the wind, so it stays calm while the rest of the coast gets chopped up.”
Scarborough Beach
Scarborough
One of Perth's best-known beaches, 14 km from the city. You'll find solid Indian Ocean swell and strong rips that make it demanding, but the fully redeveloped foreshore has a heated pool, playground, skate park, and cafes. Patrolled October to March.
“If the surf is pumping and you have young kids, skip the ocean and head to the Scarborough Beach Pool instead - it is heated, calm, and right on the foreshore.”