Check the Beach

Gladys Beach

Christmas Island, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
6 am
6.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.5
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
9 am
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
Now
6.3
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C81°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
2818 km/hmph SE
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am2817
6.5Good7 am2818
7.1Great8 am2818
5.1Fair9 am2918
6.3Good10 am3018
6.1Good11 am3119
6.1Good12 pm3119
6.3Good1 pm3018
6.5Good2 pm2817
6.3GoodNow2818
5.7Good4 pm2918
6.4Good5 pm3019
Sat
3.6Poor6 am2918
3.8Poor7 am3119
4.0Fair8 am3220
4.2Fair9 am3321
4.4Fair10 am3321
4.8Fair11 am3220
4.6Fair12 pm3220
4.5Fair1 pm3220
5.1Fair2 pm3220
5.4Fair3 pm3320
5.6Good4 pm3220
5.5Good5 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 12 pm, 0.1 mHigh 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 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 12 pm, 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 44%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 5 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 town
8.2 km5.1 miFlying Fish Cove (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miChristmas Island Airport (XCH)

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

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