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Quarantine Boat Depot Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Quarantine Boat Depot Beach 3 photos

  • The beach shack at the Quarantine Boat Depot beach, at Balls Head Reserve, Waverton

    The beach shack at the Quarantine Boat Depot beach, at Balls Head Reserve, Waverton. Aebion, CC0. Source

  • The temporary bridge providing acess to the Quarantine Boat Depot beach, during construction in 2026

    The temporary bridge providing acess to the Quarantine Boat Depot beach, during construction in 2026. Aebion, CC0. Source

  • A beach next to the Quarantine Boat Depot at Balls Head Reserve, Waverton

    A beach next to the Quarantine Boat Depot at Balls Head Reserve, Waverton. Aebion, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:14 pm
7 am
4.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
8 am
3.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
22°C71°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
70%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
4.0Fair7 am149
3.6Poor8 am149
3.7Poor9 am159
4.2Fair10 am1610
4.6Fair11 am1710
3.7Poor12 pm1912
3.6Poor1 pm1912
3.7Poor2 pm2012
3.8PoorNow2314
4.2Fair4 pm2616
4.9Fair5 pm2415
5.3Fair6 pm2314
5.9Good7 pm2113
Sat
5.2Fair7 am42
7.6Great8 am42
6.2Good9 am42
7.0Great10 am42
8.4Great11 am10
8.9Excellent12 pm64
8.5Excellent1 pm117
7.8Great2 pm148
8.4Great3 pm149
8.3Great4 pm1610
8.4Great5 pm1710
8.2Great6 pm1811
7.8Great7 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 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.

  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 73%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms80 m250 ft away
  • Drinking water80 m260 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables80 m270 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
670 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miNorth Sydney (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miRose Bay Seaplane Base (RSE)

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

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