Hills beach, New South Wales
Coffs Harbour City Council, New South Wales, Australia
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:02 pm2.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
2.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
2.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
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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
- 21°C70°F
- Water
- 21°C69°F
- Wind
- 1710 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 3723 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.5 m5 ft
- UV
- 5 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 97%
- Sunset
- 7:02 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
- Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 94%
- Mon8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 75%
- Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 70%
- Wed5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 40%
- Thu8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 18%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Hills beach, New South Wales
Hills Beach is a place in New South Wales, Australia. It is located 143 meters from the nearby beach with the same name. The nearest town is Korora, 643 meters away, and the closest airport is Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 8 kilometers away.
Hills Beach (also known as Opal Cove Beach) is a beach on Korora Bay, located in the city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. It is a steep, reflective beach, around 600m long. At its southern end, Hills Beach is bounded by rocks separating it from the neighbouring Korora Beach. Also near the southern end, there is a small creek crossing the beach and a sandy tombolo stretching out to rocks in the sea. At the northern end, the beach is bounded by Pine Brush Creek, which has an intermittently open entrance to the sea, and by steep rocks which separate it from the small (150m long) secluded Hills North Beach. The sea off the beach is part of the Solitary Islands Marine Park and is a Habitat Protection Zone. The Solitary Islands Coastal Walk, which goes from Red Rock to Sawtell (60 km), runs through Hills Beach.
Source: Hills Beach, New South Wales on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms40 m140 ft away
- Showers350 m0.2 mi away
- Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m60 ft. Fee not listed
- Playground60 m190 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 870 m0.5 miKororo Public School, Pacific Hwy
- Nearest town
- 640 m0.4 miKorora (town)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miCoffs Harbour Regional Airport (CFS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hills Beach0.1 km0.1 mi north-east away3.3 Poor
- Korora Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south away3.3 Poor
- Opal Cove Beach0.9 km0.6 mi north-west away3.3 Poor
- Pelican1.2 km0.7 mi north-east away3.3 Poor
- Campbells Beach1.3 km0.8 mi north-east away3.3 Poor