Picnic Bay

Name: Picnic Bay Surf Spot
Address: Townsville, Queensland, 4800, Australia

Townsville, Australia

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 5:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 7 s going to WSW, strong cross-onshore wind going to W

Swell

0.2 m

WSW

7 s

Wind

35 km/h

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.8 m

Rising

Weather

22 °C

Clear

23 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 5 s	W	36 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	2.1 m	Clear · 22 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 5 s	W	33 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	1.8 m	Clear · 21 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 5 s	W	31 km/h · 43 km/h gusts	NW Onshore	1.5 m	Clear · 21 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 4 s	W	24 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	NW Onshore	1.2 m	Clear · 21 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.8 m · 4 s	W	20 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 20 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.8 m · 4 s	W	18 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	N Onshore	1.2 m	Clear · 19 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 4 s	W	18 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	N Onshore	1.3 m	Clear · 19 °C
7 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 4 s	W	19 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	N Onshore	1.5 m	Clear · 19 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 4 s	W	18 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	N Onshore	1.7 m	Clear · 19 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 4 s	W	19 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	2 m	Clear · 21 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 4 s	W	18 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	NW Onshore	2.3 m	Clear · 22 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 5 s	W	16 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	2.3 m	Clear · 23 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	WSW	19 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	W Onshore	2.3 m	Clear · 23 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 7 s	WSW	30 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	2.2 m	Clear · 22 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 7 s	WSW	37 km/h · 47 km/h gusts	W Onshore	2.1 m	Clear · 21 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 7 s	WSW	37 km/h · 47 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.9 m	Clear · 22 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.1 m · 7 s	WSW	38 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.8 m	Clear · 22 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 7 s	WSW	35 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.8 m	Clear · 22 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 6 s	WSW	35 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.8 m	Clear · 22 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 6 s	WSW	32 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.8 m	Clear · 22 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	WSW	34 km/h · 42 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.9 m	Clear · 22 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 5 s	W	35 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	W Onshore	2 m	Clear · 22 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 5 s	W	33 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	W Onshore	2.1 m	Clear · 22 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 5 s	W	31 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	2 m	Clear · 22 °C