Lady Elliot Reef

Lady Elliot Reef: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Lady Elliot Reef

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

Visiting Lady Elliot Reef: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Lady Elliot Reef — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -18.68167, 146.33106. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lady Elliot Reef

• Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park · sanctuary · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pandora Reef · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Straloch · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~32 km · Must-see
• Orpheus Island National Park · sanctuary · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~35 km · Must-see
• Diamantina Rock · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• Paluma Dam · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~45 km · Must-see
• The Thumb · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Bowen · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hinchinbrook Island National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jourama Falls, Paluma Range, Queensland · waterfall · Charters Towers Regional · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wallaman Falls · waterfall · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Fox · viewpoint · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~73 km · Must-see
• Goold Island National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~75 km · Must-see
• Taylors Beach Progress Park · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~8 km
• Palm Creek · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~12 km
• Girringun National Park, Wallaman Falls · sanctuary · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~19 km
• Orient-Cattle Cks · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~22 km
• Wallaman Falls · waterfall · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lady Elliot Reef

Other beaches & coast near Lady Elliot Reef

• Pandora Reef · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Bay · beach · Townsville City · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cockle Bay · beach · Townsville City · ~95 km · Must-see
• Alma Bay · beach · Townsville City · ~96 km · Must-see
• The Strand · beach · Townsville City · ~101 km · Must-see
• Queens Gardens · beach · Townsville City · ~101 km · Must-see
• Cape Cleveland Beach · beach · Townsville City · ~114 km · Must-see
• Kurrimine Beach Conservation Park · beach · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~129 km · Must-see
• Taylors Beach Progress Park · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~8 km
• Palm Creek · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~12 km

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