Check the Beach

Brays Beach

Byron Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia

Brays Beach 1 photo

  • Broken Head headland

    Broken Head headland. Newystats, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:59 pm
7 am
2.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.5
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Brays Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
20°C68°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4729 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
6:59 pm
Today
2.8Poor7 am159
2.7Poor8 am1711
3.1Poor9 am96
3.3Poor10 am127
3.5Poor11 am148
3.5Poor12 pm159
3.2Poor1 pm1711
2.9Poor2 pm2113
2.5Poor3 pm2315
2.4Poor4 pm2314
2.5PoorNow2314
2.7Poor6 pm2214
Sat
4.8Fair7 am1510
4.9Fair8 am128
4.3Fair9 am1912
3.7Poor10 am2213
3.4Poor11 am2012
3.2Poor12 pm2012
2.3Poor1 pm1811
2.8Poor2 pm2415
2.9Poor3 pm2616
2.9Poor4 pm2616
3.0Poor5 pm2213
3.4Poor6 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.8 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 63%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 60%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 33%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.4 km2.1 miSuffolk Park (village)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miBallina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)

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

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