Check the Beach

Dorothy Beach

Christmas Island, Australia

Dorothy Beach 1 photo

  • Phosphate Rock

    Phosphate Rock. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
6 am
6.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
Now
6.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Dorothy Beach.

Partner links

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph SE
Gusts
3623 km/hmph
Waves
3.1 m10 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
6.0Good6 am2817
6.0Good7 am2918
6.8Good8 am2918
5.0Fair9 am2918
6.1Good10 am3018
5.9Good11 am3119
5.6Good12 pm3119
6.1Good1 pm3018
6.7Good2 pm2817
6.4GoodNow2817
5.4Fair4 pm2918
6.2Good5 pm3019
Sat
3.3Poor6 am2918
3.5Poor7 am3119
4.4Fair8 am3220
4.1Fair9 am3321
4.1Fair10 am3321
4.4Fair11 am3220
4.3Fair12 pm3320
4.3Fair1 pm3220
4.4Fair2 pm3220
4.7Fair3 pm3119
5.0Fair4 pm3220
5.2Fair5 pm3119
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 12 am, 0.1 m. High at 6 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, 0.1 mHigh 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, 0.1 m<1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, 0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 44%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
11 km7 miChristmas Island Airport (XCH)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches