Main Beach
New South Wales, Australia
No photo of Main Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:01 pm2.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
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
- 21°C70°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 2415 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 5333 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
- UV
- 3 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 96%
- Sunset
- 7:01 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.
- Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 91%
- Mon7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 55%
- Tue6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 56%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 54%
- Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 22%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km1 miBrooms Head (village)
- Nearest airport
- 34 km21 miClarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Red Cliff Beach2.7 km1.7 mi north away2.7 Poor
- Plumbago Beach5.1 km3.2 mi north away2.7 Poor
- Shelley Beach6.3 km3.9 mi north away2.7 Poor
- Shelley Head Beach7.8 km4.8 mi north away2.7 Poor
- Little Shelley Beach8.6 km5.3 mi north away2.7 Poor