Surf spot

Kelly's Beach

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Country: Australia, QLD, North West
Coordinates: -24.8064, 152.4567

Wave quality: Typically weak to very small, often more suited to swimming, bodyboarding, or beginner practice than proper surfing.
Exposure: Sheltered and less exposed to strong ocean swell, so surf is usually inconsistent.
Best for: Beginners on soft, tiny waves, or longboarders if there’s an unusual swell.
Conditions: More of a calm beach environment than a surf break, with sand bottom and a mellow shoreline.

Metric
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Wave height (m)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
Wave direction	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wave period (s)	3.9	4.8	5	5.1	5.6	5.5	4.3	4.3	4.1	4.4	5.2	5.2	5	5	5.1	4.7	4.5	4.2	4.3	4.5	4.5	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.8	5.1	4.5	5.2	5.2	4.8	5.2	5	5.3	5.1	5	5	4.7	4.2	4.8	4.8	5	4.8	4.3	4.3	4.2	4	4.9	4.9	5.3	4.3	4.8
Wave energy (kJ)	6	11	11	11	9	9	6	7	6	7	9	9	9	11	9	8	10	9	10	10	11	10	11	10	9	9	6	6	5	5	5	3	7	8	15	11	5	6	5	9	8	8	5	6	7	6	10	9	8	10	6	8	7	5	3	5
Wind speed (km/h)	14.3	11.5	15.3	21.9	20.2	22.2	17.9	17	12	13	13.5	17.3	17.4	16.2	18.4	16.4	10.4	7.4	8.4	11.8	10.9	11.7	11.8	7.2	6.1	5.5	9.2	4.2	17.9	30.5	30.6	30.4	30.2	25.8	22.7	22	25.3	34.6	33.1	28.6	22.5	18.3	15.5	27	23	20.5	20.3	13.2	7.3	8.6	7.2	9.7	11.6	15.2	12.3	8.1
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