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Bothams Beach

Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales, Australia

Bothams Beach 1 photo

  • Lovett Bay Anton Leddin

    Lovett Bay Anton Leddin. Anton Leddin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:14 pm
7 am
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
5.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Bothams Beach right now.

3.7Poor

Taylors Beach 2.7 km1.7 mi north-east

Scores 3.7 right now, 1.0 points above Bothams Beach.

See Taylors Beach today
3.7Poor

South Beach 2.7 km1.7 mi north-east

Scores 3.7 right now, 1.0 points above Bothams Beach.

See South Beach today

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bothams Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
22°C71°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
5836 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
5.6Good7 am1610
5.8Good8 am1711
6.0Good9 am1811
5.6Good10 am1912
5.4Fair11 am1912
4.5Fair12 pm2013
3.7Poor1 pm2314
3.1Poor2 pm2314
2.7PoorNow2616
2.5Poor4 pm2918
2.7Poor5 pm2717
3.7Poor6 pm2415
5.0Fair7 pm2214
Sat
6.0Good7 am43
7.6Great8 am53
6.9Good9 am53
8.2Great10 am32
8.9Excellent11 am63
8.0Great12 pm149
6.6Good1 pm1711
6.0Good2 pm1610
6.0Good3 pm1610
6.3Good4 pm1711
6.7Good5 pm1811
7.1Great6 pm1811
7.5Great7 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, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 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, 0.7 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.

  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 37%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 26%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m300 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m350 ftMcCarrs Creek Rd opp McCarrs Creek Reserve
Nearest town
4 km2.5 miMona Vale (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miPalm Beach Water Airport (LBH)

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

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