Check the Beach

Pilot Beach

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia

Pilot Beach 2 photos

  • Looking north from Pilot Beach

    Looking north from Pilot Beach. wood26, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Looking south from Pilot Beach

    Looking south from Pilot Beach. wood26, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:05 pm
7 am
2.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
4.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Pilot 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°C70°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
73%
Sunset
7:05 pm
Today
2.4Poor7 am1811
2.4Poor8 am1711
2.9Poor9 am1811
3.0Poor10 am159
3.0Poor11 am1710
2.9Poor12 pm2213
2.8Poor1 pm2314
2.7Poor2 pm2415
2.7Poor3 pm2415
3.0Poor4 pm2113
3.2Poor5 pm2415
3.6PoorNow2214
4.5Fair7 pm1912
Sat
6.4Good7 am106
7.2Great8 am117
8.4Great9 am117
9.0Excellent10 am127
8.6Excellent11 am148
8.6Excellent12 pm1811
7.7Great1 pm2113
7.2Great2 pm2315
5.9Good3 pm2516
5.2Fair4 pm2616
4.9Fair5 pm2616
5.1Fair6 pm2516
6.4Good7 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.8 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.8 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.

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 72%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 62%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 480 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms150 m490 ft away
  • Showers140 m470 ft away
  • Drinking water150 m490 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables110 m370 ft away
  • Playground150 m490 ft away
  • Boat ramp490 m0.3 mi away
  • DogsNot allowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
410 m0.3 miBergalia Cres at Allenwood St
Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miCamden Haven (town)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miPort Macquarie Airport (PQQ)

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

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