Photo: © State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development) 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Mackay & Whitsundays
Dawson Beach
- Swimming
Shower · 19° · 0.7m surf · next high 12:25am
Photo: © State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development) 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Shower · 19° · 0.7m surf · next high 12:25am
Good for a swim — read the conditions and stay between the flags where patrolled.
Dawson Beach — Mackay & Whitsundays, QLD
-21.5013, 149.3668
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Photo: © State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development) 2026 · CC BY 4.0
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Photo: © State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development) 2026 · CC BY 4.0
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