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Satellite view of Godwin Beach; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Godwin Beach

AustraliaQueensland · Australia · Coral Sea

-27.0873, 153.1102 · Sandstone Point, 2 km

  • 27°Sea · February
  • 28°High · January
  • 9.7 hSunshine · November
The dot marks Godwin Beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Godwin Beach in October

  • 24°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
  • 22°CSea temperature
  • 9.1 hSunshine a day
  • 9 daysRainy days in the month86 mm in total
  • 15 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • 5Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Godwin Beach ↗
  • 33 kmAirport: Brisbane International Airport (BNE)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 23.9 °C — 1.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +1.9 °C

1991–2020 average: 22.0 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +2.3 °C

1991–2020 average: 24.4 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJanuary and February27 °C
Most sunshineOctober and November10 h of sun a day
Least rainJuly and September44 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan26°9 h150 mm
  2. Feb27°8 h174 mm
  3. Mar26°8 h151 mm
  4. Apr24°7 h98 mm
  5. May23°7 h84 mm
  6. Jun21°6 h94 mm
  7. Jul20°7 h44 mm
  8. Aug20°8 h53 mm
  9. Sep20°9 h44 mm
  10. Oct22°9 h86 mm
  11. Nov24°10 h90 mm
  12. Dec25°9 h137 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
20°22°25°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 26°Feb: 27°Mar: 26°Apr: 24°May: 23°Jun: 21°Jul: 20°Aug: 20°Sep: 20°Oct: 22°Nov: 24°Dec: 25°27°20°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 25 °C (High 28° / Low 23°)Feb: 25 °C (High 27° / Low 23°)Mar: 24 °C (High 26° / Low 22°)Apr: 22 °C (High 24° / Low 20°)May: 20 °C (High 22° / Low 17°)Jun: 18 °C (High 20° / Low 15°)Jul: 17 °C (High 20° / Low 14°)Aug: 17 °C (High 21° / Low 14°)Sep: 19 °C (High 23° / Low 16°)Oct: 21 °C (High 24° / Low 18°)Nov: 23 °C (High 26° / Low 20°)Dec: 24 °C (High 27° / Low 22°)25°17°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mm150 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 150 mmFeb: 174 mm174Mar: 151 mmApr: 98 mmMay: 84 mmJun: 94 mmJul: 44 mmAug: 53 mmSep: 44 mm44Oct: 86 mmNov: 90 mmDec: 137 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 8.9 hFeb: 8.2 hMar: 7.5 hApr: 7.4 hMay: 6.9 hJun: 6.0 h6.0Jul: 7.2 hAug: 8.3 hSep: 9.0 hOct: 9.1 hNov: 9.7 h9.7Dec: 9.0 h

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Godwin Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Godwin Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January282326150158.916
Februarywarmest sea272327174168.216
March262226151177.516
April24202498147.415
May22172384136.914
June20152194116.015
July2014204497.214
August2114205368.314
September2316204479.015
October2418228699.115
November26202490119.715
December272225137149.016

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Plan your trip

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About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER10 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–20204 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.110 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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