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Black Head Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Black Head Beach 5 photos

  • Black Head Beach - panoramio

    Black Head Beach - panoramio. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Rocks at black head nsw

    Rocks at black head nsw. Poyt448 , Peter Woodard, CC0. Source

  • Black Head lagoon - panoramio

    Black Head lagoon - panoramio. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Blackhead parkland - panoramio

    Blackhead parkland - panoramio. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Black Head SLSC - panoramio

    Black Head SLSC - panoramio. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:07 pm
7 am
2.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.9
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
22°C72°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
92%
Sunset
7:07 pm
Today
2.9Poor7 am128
2.8Poor8 am138
2.9Poor9 am1510
3.2Poor10 am149
3.3Poor11 am1811
3.2Poor12 pm1912
2.8Poor1 pm1510
3.0Poor2 pm2214
3.0PoorNow2415
2.8Poor4 pm2616
3.1Poor5 pm2314
4.0Fair6 pm2213
5.2Fair7 pm2113
Sat
6.8Good7 am53
6.6Good8 am32
8.4Great9 am21
9.1Excellent10 am21
9.2Excellent11 am74
8.9Excellent12 pm106
8.4Great1 pm138
7.8Great2 pm1711
6.7Good3 pm1912
5.3Fair4 pm2113
4.9Fair5 pm2013
5.4Fair6 pm1811
6.4Good7 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.8 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 83%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 33%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
600 m0.4 miMain St after Ocean St
Nearest town
8.1 km5 miWallabi Point (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miForster (Wallis Island) Airport (FOT)

Nearby places

  • Waves CafeFood and drink
    590 m0.4 mi

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

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