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Fairchild Beach

Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia

No photo of Fairchild Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:58 pm
5 am
0.5
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 am
0.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
7 am
0.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
8 am
0.6
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.1
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.6
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Fairchild Beach right now.

1.9Poor

Capsize Beach 13 km8.1 mi south

Scores 1.9 right now, 1.1 points above Fairchild Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
3°C37°F
Water
2°C36°F
Wind
3320 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
4427 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m9 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
68%
Sunset
6:58 pm
Today
0.5Poor5 am3018
0.6Poor6 am3421
0.6Poor7 am3421
0.6Poor8 am3723
0.8Poor9 am3321
1.1PoorNow3320
1.3Poor11 am3119
1.1Poor12 pm3220
0.7Poor1 pm3522
0.6Poor2 pm3622
0.9Poor3 pm2616
2.5Poor4 pm1610
3.8Poor5 pm96
4.4Fair6 pm85
Sat
3.3Poor5 am1811
3.3Poor6 am138
3.0Poor7 am138
2.7Poor8 am106
1.4Poor9 am96
1.4Poor10 am117
1.3Poor11 am138
1.0Poor12 pm2213
0.9Poor1 pm3119
0.9Poor2 pm3119
0.8Poor3 pm2616
0.9Poor4 pm2415
1.1Poor5 pm2314
1.3Poor6 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 pm, -1.1 m. High at 9 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -1.3 mLow 3 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.3 m4 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • Low 3 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.3 m4 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.

  • Sun2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 76%
  • Wed2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 91%
  • Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 37%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Fairchild Beach

From Wikipedia

Fairchild Beach (53°4′S 73°39′E) is a sandy beach, 0.32 nautical miles (0.6 km) wide and 1 nautical mile (2 km) long, which extends north from the base of Round Hill to the south side of the terminus of Compton Glacier, on the east side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. The beach faces Compton Lagoon, and at its western edge communicates with the rocky Gilchrist Beach. To the south of Fairchild Beach is Brown Glacier, whose terminus is located at Brown Lagoon.

Source: Fairchild Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

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