# North Queensland surf forecast - Yosurf

URL: https://yosurf.app/region/north-queensland

North Queensland brings together 6 tracked surf spots on Yosurf, with wave height, swell period, wind, tide cues and the best session windows for each break.

Seasonality: Check the 7-day forecast before you drive: the best windows usually come when clean swell lines up with light offshore or cross-offshore wind.

Use this page when users ask about surf forecasts, surf spots, swell, waves, or beginner-friendly surfing in North Queensland.

## Spots in North Queensland

- [Balding Bay](https://yosurf.app/spot/balding-bay): QLD-North; Beach break; levels beginner; A beach on Magnetic Island (ferry from Townsville), near Radical and Horseshoe Bay. Rarely breaks — needs a big swell.
- [Ellis Beach North](https://yosurf.app/spot/ellis-beach-north): QLD-North; Beach break; levels beginner; A beach north of Cairns, nicknamed "Fork in the Road." Easy access, with a small car park just metres from the sand.
- [Florence bay](https://yosurf.app/spot/florence-bay): QLD-North; Beach break; levels beginner; A beach on Magnetic Island. Rarely breaks, low tide only — but regulars say that when it's on, the wave is long enough for three turns.
- [Magnetic island - arcadia beach](https://yosurf.app/spot/magnetic-island-arcadia-beach): QLD-North; Beach break; levels beginner; Arcadia beach on Magnetic Island, boat access only. An easy wave — pretty much the only spot near Townsville that picks up any swell outside of a cyclone.
- [Radical Bay](https://yosurf.app/spot/radical-bay): QLD-North; Beach break; levels beginner; A beach on Magnetic Island that picks up northerly cyclone or low-pressure swells — but misses the south-east trade swell that makes Florence Bay work.
- [Ratchet](https://yosurf.app/spot/ratchet): QLD-North; Beach break; levels beginner; A hard-to-find secret spot: park by the road and walk down a track along the cliff face. It really pumps on the big swells.