Ranked by the OnlyBeaches Index (OBI) — a 1-10 score blending water purity, conditions, crowd levels and vibe. Updated every 30 minutes.
Dundowran Beach
A quieter mainland beach north of central Hervey Bay with clear standalone local identity.
Pialba Beach
A meaningful central Hervey Bay beach with strong public identity and practical user value.
Point Vernon Beach
A lower-profile mainland beach with strong local value that often disappears inside broader Hervey Bay labels.
Scarness Beach
A flagship Hervey Bay esplanade beach with strong recognition and year-round visitor appeal.
Shelly Beach
One of Hervey Bay’s most recognizable named beaches and a key eastern anchor for the mainland coast.
Torquay Beach
Hervey Bay’s best-known swimming beach is a core mainland must-have for the Fraser Coast.
Urangan Beach
A major Hervey Bay beach near the marina that adds important mainland depth beyond Torquay and Scarness.
Hervey Bay sits in Queensland, Australia and is home to 7 ranked beaches on OnlyBeaches. Every beach here is scored by the OnlyBeaches Index — a 1-10 metric blending water purity, live conditions (waves, water temperature, wind), crowd intelligence and vibe.
Whether you're after the highest-scoring beach in Hervey Bay or a quieter hidden cove, the list above is refreshed every 30 minutes using live Stormglass and OpenWeather data.
