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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Explore
Browse beaches ranked by live conditions, with local tips, events, and forecasts.
Enjoy
Pick your spot, check the best time window, and head out.
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
Tallow Beach
Byron Bay
Tallow stretches 6.5 km of quiet, firm sand backed by dunes with Cape Byron and Broken Head views. You'll find mostly locals, not the Byron Bay crowds, and it's good for long walks, your dog, and winter swells. Just watch the rips: they're serious and you can only safely swim in patrolled summer zones.
“You'll find mostly locals here, not Byron crowds, across 6.5 km of firm sand perfect for walking dogs and finding solitude. Don't swim outside the patrolled zones in summer, the rips are serious.”
Tangalooma Beach
Tangalooma
A west-facing bay beach on Moreton Island, with calm turquoise water and 15 scuttled ships just offshore for snorkelling. You'll get genuine over-water sunsets and wild dolphins feeding at the jetty each evening. Access requires a resort or day cruise booking, there are no lifeguards, and the tidal current near the wrecks is strong.
“Pack a dry change of clothes for the evening dolphin feeding, as you wade waist-deep into the water to hand-feed them. If you're snorkelling the wrecks, June through September gives the best visibility, sometimes up to 30 metres.”
Thirroul Beach
Thirroul
Thirroul's got a solid 1km beach with consistent year-round surf and Sandon Point reef at the south, one of NSW's best right-handers. A free 50m saltwater pool sits right beside it, the village has proper character, and trains run from Sydney in about 1.5 hours. Watch the rips in the ocean; families and less confident swimmers should stick to the pool.
“Serious rips here, so locals use the free saltwater pool next door instead. Experienced surfers come to Sandon Point for one of the coast's best reef breaks.”