Weather in Mermaid Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:50 pm (GMT+10)

Now · partly cloudy 74 °F

Feels like: 75 °F
Low / high: 56 / 76 °F
Rain: 16%
Wind: 8 mph ESE

↘ 30.15 inHg · falling UV 10 · very high

Today in Mermaid Beach: overcast, 56 °F to 76 °F, with a 16% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the east-southeast (8 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 57 °F to 75 °F and a 59% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 82 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Coolangatta/Gold Coast (YBCG), 9.6 mi away · 27 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature73 °F

Wind13 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

76° 56°
Today
75° 57°
Fri 30
74° 58°
Sat 31
79° 65°
Sun 1
78° 64°
Mon 2
79° 62°
Tue 3
82° 66°
Wed 4
83° 67°
Thu 5
79° 58°
Fri 6
78° 62°
Sat 7
82° 66°
Sun 8
75° 65°
Mon 9
73° 61°
Tue 10
75° 59°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	56 / 76 °F	16%	8 mph SSE	3.0 ft	10:21 am · 10:33 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	57 / 75 °F	59% · 0.01 in	8 mph ESE	3.4 ft	11:16 am · 11:33 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Partly cloudy	58 / 74 °F	7%	12 mph N	3.3 ft	12:16 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	65 / 79 °F	62% · 0.09 in	14 mph NNW	3.6 ft	12:49 am · 1:22 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Drizzle	64 / 78 °F	71% · 0.15 in	11 mph SSE	3.4 ft	2:24 am · 2:33 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	62 / 79 °F	49% · 0.12 in	10 mph NNW	4.1 ft	3:44 am · 3:40 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	66 / 82 °F	47% · 0.05 in	13 mph N	4.4 ft	4:43 am · 4:38 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Thunderstorm	67 / 83 °F	35% · 0.02 in	14 mph NW	4.5 ft	5:31 am · 5:28 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Clear sky	58 / 79 °F	20%	8 mph SSW	3.7 ft	6:13 am · 6:12 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	62 / 78 °F	34% · 0.07 in	8 mph NNE	3.7 ft	6:52 am · 6:52 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	66 / 82 °F	45% · 0.17 in	9 mph WNW	4.6 ft	7:28 am · 7:30 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	65 / 75 °F	41% · 0.14 in	13 mph SSE	5.4 ft	8:04 am · 8:06 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	61 / 73 °F	37% · 0.12 in	9 mph ESE	5.2 ft	8:39 am · 8:42 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	59 / 75 °F	31%	10 mph NNE	4.9 ft	9:15 am · 9:18 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear
Temperature	61°	56°	61°	72°	76°	73°	68°	64°
Chance of rain	4%	0%	0%	3%	14%	5%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 W	5 SW	7 SW	5 S	7 ESE	8 ESE	5 ESE	2 SE
Humidity	99%	100%	93%	61%	51%	57%	67%	82%
UV	0	0	0	7	9	2	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain on Saturday 31: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	76°	75°	74°	79°	78°	79°	82°
AIFS	74°	73°	73°	76°	75°	75°	80°
GFS	77°	75°	74°	81°	85°	78°	89°
ICON	75°	74°	75°	81°	88°	83°	80°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	low	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.01 in	0	0.09 in	0.15 in	0.12 in	0.05 in
AIFS	0.02 in	0.02 in	0.05 in	0.30 in	0.11 in	0.21 in	0.17 in
GFS	0	0	0	0.20 in	0.33 in	1.72 in	0.01 in
ICON	0.00 in	0	0.01 in	0	0.28 in	0.13 in	0.09 in
Confidence	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	821	821	1226	1432	1127	1026	1331
AIFS	8	7	9	10	10	8	10
GFS	1214	87	1017	1428	1321	923	1224
ICON	819	717	716	1024	921	925	719
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	16%	59%	7%	62%	71%	49%	47%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	6%	3%	10%	70%	63%	74%	57%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit below −36%	Normal +0.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.4 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	76° / 70°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F	76° / 71°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +22%	A bit above +0.5 °F	77° / 72°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F
December	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit below −24%	Normal +0.4 °F
January	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit below −22%	A bit above +0.9 °F
February	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
March	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit below −29%	A bit above +1.6 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Mermaid Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Mermaid Beach is from July to September: highs of 71 °F to 77 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Mermaid Beach: 2 within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), most recently Alfred, in March 2025.

86° 69°

JanJ
86° 69°

FebF
84° 67°

MarM
81° 62°

AprA
76° 57°

MayM
72° 52°

JunJ
71° 50°

JulJ
73° 50°

AugA
77° 54°

SepS
80° 59°

OctO
82° 64°

NovN
85° 67°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	86°	69°	6.88 in	12	8.2	79°	3.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	86°	69°	7.36 in	13	7.3	80°	4.1 ft
MarchMar	84°	67°	6.64 in	13	6.9	79°	3.9 ft
AprilApr	81°	62°	4.52 in	9	6.5	77°	3.6 ft
MayMay	76°	57°	5.09 in	8	6.3	75°	3.3 ft
JuneJun	72°	52°	4.52 in	7	6.1	72°	3.6 ft
JulyJul	71°	50°	2.13 in	5	7.0	71°	3.0 ft
AugustAug	73°	50°	2.25 in	4	7.9	70°	2.9 ft
SeptemberSep	77°	54°	1.80 in	5	8.6	71°	3.1 ft
OctoberOct	80°	59°	3.60 in	7	8.0	72°	3.2 ft
NovemberNov	82°	64°	4.13 in	10	8.6	75°	3.1 ft
DecemberDec	85°	67°	6.57 in	12	8.4	77°	3.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	79°	3.6 ft
Feb	80°	4.1 ft
Mar	79°	3.9 ft
Apr	77°	3.6 ft
May	75°	3.3 ft
Jun	72°	3.6 ft
Jul	71°	3.0 ft
Aug	70°	2.9 ft
Sep	71°	3.1 ft
Oct	72°	3.2 ft
Nov	75°	3.1 ft
Dec	77°	3.5 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 55.48 in of rain on about 105 days and about 2,750 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now74 °Ffeels like 75 °F

Tomorrow57 / 75 °F

It's 74 °F now (feels like 75 °F). Today, 56 °F to 76 °F; tomorrow, 57 °F to 75 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 16%
Fri 30 59% 0.01 in
Sat 31 7%
Sun 1 62% 0.09 in
Mon 2 71% 0.15 in
Tue 3 49% 0.12 in
Wed 4 47% 0.05 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 16%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 59% and 0.01 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.08 in; last 3 days, 0.51 in; last 7 days, 2.75 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity55%

Dew point57 °F

Humidity is 55% now and the dew point is 57 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds71%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now4

Today's peak10very high

Fri 30: 9 · Sat 31: 8 · Sun 1: 11

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.1030.2030.30 30.28

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.06 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 35

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Drizzle	62 / 78 °F	0.11 in	7 mph WSW
Tue 27	Light showers	69 / 78 °F	0.38 in	12 mph SSE
Mon 26	Light drizzle	70 / 85 °F	0.08 in	14 mph NNW
Sun 25	Light rain	68 / 74 °F	0.58 in	15 mph N
Sat 24	Light rain	67 / 74 °F	0.77 in	13 mph NNE
Fri 23	Light rain	64 / 73 °F	0.63 in	10 mph NNE
Thu 22	Rain	65 / 68 °F	1.28 in	12 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light showers	60 / 73 °F	0.56 in	9 mph NNE
Tue 20	Heavy drizzle	60 / 71 °F	0.53 in	6 mph SSE
Mon 19	Rain	59 / 66 °F	0.78 in	5 mph SSE
Sun 18	Light drizzle	59 / 71 °F	0.10 in	11 mph ESE
Sat 17	Drizzle	58 / 71 °F	0.16 in	13 mph SE
Fri 16	Drizzle	59 / 65 °F	0.28 in	7 mph SSE
Thu 15	Light drizzle	61 / 69 °F	0.14 in	13 mph SE
Wed 14	Drizzle	62 / 72 °F	0.22 in	15 mph S
Tue 13	Light drizzle	69 / 79 °F	0.06 in	12 mph NNW
Mon 12	Overcast	70 / 82 °F	0	15 mph N
Sun 11	Light drizzle	64 / 83 °F	0.01 in	12 mph N
Sat 10	Light drizzle	65 / 80 °F	0.01 in	13 mph NNW
Fri 9	Overcast	61 / 77 °F	0	14 mph N
Thu 8	Light drizzle	60 / 68 °F	0.09 in	9 mph SSE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	61 / 76 °F	0.14 in	17 mph S
Tue 6	Light showers	66 / 79 °F	0.21 in	13 mph NNW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	67 / 77 °F	0.01 in	12 mph N
Sun 4	Partly cloudy	61 / 75 °F	0	13 mph N
Sat 3	Overcast	56 / 74 °F	0	11 mph N
Fri 2	Mainly clear	53 / 73 °F	0	10 mph N
Thu 1	Mainly clear	53 / 73 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	50 / 71 °F	0	7 mph E
Tue 29	Light drizzle	56 / 69 °F	0.08 in	11 mph SSE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Mermaid BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Mermaid Beach?

Overcast, from 56 °F to 76 °F, with a gentle breeze from the east-southeast (8 mph) and a 16% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Mermaid Beach?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 59% (0.01 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 56 °F and a high of 82 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 4.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 10 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.15 inHg and falling: +0.13 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Mermaid Beach?

The best time to visit Mermaid Beach is from July to September: highs of 71 °F to 77 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Mermaid Beach in October?

In October, Mermaid Beach normally sees highs of 80 °F and lows of 59 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.60 in for the month) and 8 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 72 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Mermaid Beach?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 86 °F, and the coldest August, with lows of 50 °F. The wettest is February (7.36 in) and the driest, September.

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Weather near Mermaid Beach

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 15 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:50 pm (local time).

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