Check the Beach

Front Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Front Beach 1 photo

  • Cenchrus echinatus plant1

    Cenchrus echinatus plant1. Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:03 pm
7 am
2.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.0
23 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 Front 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
21°C69°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
90%
Sunset
7:03 pm
Today
2.0Poor7 am2012
2.3Poor8 am2314
2.7Poor9 am1711
2.4Poor10 am2314
2.0Poor11 am2817
2.1Poor12 pm2516
2.2Poor1 pm2013
2.5Poor2 pm1912
2.7Poor3 pm1912
2.5Poor4 pm2214
2.6PoorNow2415
2.8Poor6 pm2415
3.0Poor7 pm2314
Sat
7.4Great7 am138
7.7Great8 am1510
8.0Great9 am1610
7.8Great10 am2012
6.9Good11 am2213
6.4Good12 pm2314
5.2Fair1 pm2817
4.8Fair2 pm2817
4.4Fair3 pm3320
4.3Fair4 pm3120
4.4Fair5 pm3119
4.5Fair6 pm3220
4.4Fair7 pm3220
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.

  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 45%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 990 m0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
630 m0.4 miPhillip Dr opp South West Rocks Country Club
Nearest town
1.5 km1 miSouth West Rocks (town)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miNambucca Heads Airport (NBH)

Nearby places

  • Boulders Bar and BistroFood and drink
    990 m0.6 mi

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

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