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
Trigg Beach
Trigg
Trigg Beach sits about 16 km north of Perth CBD, just above Scarborough. It's quieter than Scarborough with just as good surf and Trigg Island at the northern end for rock pools, but know the water: strong rips and reef demand attention here. Patrolled October to April.
“If Scarborough is too busy, Trigg is usually quieter and the surf is just as good. Head south along the coastal path for an easy walk between the two beaches.”
Tugun Beach
Tugun
Head down to Tugz and you'll find the Gold Coast's last 70s throwback: hard-packed sand, original beach shacks, and a fraction of the crowds from Kirra or Burleigh. The beach break is consistent, uncrowded, and works across all tides. Stick to the flags near Tugun SLSC for swimming; permanent rips sit at both rocky ends.
“Tugz is the Gold Coast's quietest surf beach, consistently uncrowded while Kirra and Burleigh get packed. Stick between the flags near the surf club, the permanent rip at Elephant Rock on the southern end is no joke.”
Turquoise Bay
Cape Range National Park
Snorkel the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef directly from the beach. Turquoise water over white sand with the red Cape Range behind. Drift snorkel the southern channel or swim the calm northern lagoon. Turtles, 200+ coral species, and 500+ fish species just metres from shore.
“Use the Drift Loop car park and walk south to enter the water as far down the beach as possible for the longest drift. Bring fins, they make exiting against the current much easier. Check tide times at Milyering Discovery Centre on the drive in. Aim for high tide above 1.2m for the best depth over the reef.”