Australia live webcams

About webcams in Australia

Australia's public webcams are mostly split between two purposes: watching the surf and watching the traffic. Along the east coast, from Queensland down to Victoria, surf clubs and local councils run cameras pointed at the breaks, so you can check the swell before heading out. The busiest clusters are on the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, and around Sydney's northern beaches. Inland, the state road agencies operate a few hundred traffic cams on the major motorways and through the mountain passes of the Great Dividing Range, where winter snow and summer bushfires both close roads without warning. Ports and marinas add another layer: Fremantle, Sydney Harbour, and Brisbane's river mouth all have views of shipping lanes and ferry terminals, often maintained by the port authority or a maritime safety agency. City views are the thinnest category, Melbourne and Sydney have some skyline cams, but they are scattered. What you will not find is much coverage of the outback; apart from a handful of roadhouse weather cams on long desert highways, most of the interior is off-camera. For a country this size, the coverage sticks to the edges, where the people are.