Palm Beach, Cairns Regional10 beaches have a timelapse cam in Queensland, ranked by today’s Beach Score. A timelapse replays today’s still images, so it shows how the day has gone, not the water this minute. The player loads only when you press play.
Updated 5:10 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Ranked by live Beach Score right now, then by the best stretch ahead.
Timelapse18.3GreatCairns Regional
Good right now
Timelapse26.5GoodDouglas Shire
Good stretch until sunset, 6:19 pm
Timelapse36.0GoodGladstone Regional
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Cairns Regional
Flat water, light wind and 27°C81°F water.
Douglas Shire
Flat water, light wind and 27°C81°F water.
Gladstone Regional
Flat water, breezy and 24°C76°F water.
Townsville City
Flat water, breezy and 27°C80°F water.
Gladstone Regional
Small waves, breezy and 24°C75°F water.
Queensland
1.7 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 22°C71°F water.
Gold Coast City
1.7 m6 ft waves, breezy and 22°C71°F water.
Queensland
1.3 m4 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
Queensland
1.3 m4 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
Queensland
1.7 m6 ft waves, breezy and 22°C71°F water.
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0 of 2 scored beaches in Gladstone Regional are good right now. Water is 24°C75 to 76°F. Wild Cattle Beach is the calmest, with 21 km/h13 mph of wind and 0.4 m1 ft waves.
0 of 2 beaches good now
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Timelapse6.0GoodGladstone Regional
Breezy, 24°C76°F water
Timelapse5.3FairGladstone Regional
Breezy, 24°C75°F water
1 of 1 scored beach in Cairns Regional is good right now. Water is 27°C81°F.
1 of 1 beach good now
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Timelapse8.3GreatCairns Regional
Light wind, 27°C81°F water
0 of 1 scored beach in Douglas Shire are good right now. Water is 27°C81°F.
0 of 1 beach good now
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Timelapse6.5GoodDouglas Shire
Light wind, 27°C81°F water
0 of 1 scored beach in Gold Coast City are good right now. Water is 22°C71°F.
0 of 1 beach good now
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Timelapse3.3PoorGold Coast City
Breezy at 20 km/h12 mph, 1.7 m6 ft waves
0 of 1 scored beach in Townsville City are good right now. Water is 27°C80°F.
0 of 1 beach good now
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Timelapse5.5GoodTownsville City
Breezy, 27°C80°F water
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.
6.0Good8.3Great6.5Good3.3Poor5.5Good