Check the Beach

Racecourse Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Racecourse Beach 3 photos

  • Actinia tenebrosa

    Actinia tenebrosa. Toby Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Juvenile Red Bellied Black Snake

    Juvenile Red Bellied Black Snake. Andy Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Austracantha minax side

    Austracantha minax side. Toby Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:20 pm
7 am
5.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
36 km/h22 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.4
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Good
Now
5.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Good

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
20°C67°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:20 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am2214
6.6Good8 am1912
6.5Good9 am2113
6.7Good10 am1912
6.8Good11 am2415
6.2Good12 pm3019
6.0Good1 pm3421
6.2Good2 pm3522
5.7Good3 pm3622
5.4Fair4 pm3723
5.8Good5 pm3723
5.5GoodNow3924
5.5Good7 pm3924
Sat
7.6Great7 am149
7.8Great8 am138
8.0Great9 am148
7.7Great10 am1811
7.2Great11 am2415
6.7Good12 pm2818
6.4Good1 pm3119
6.5Good2 pm3220
6.4Good3 pm3220
6.3Good4 pm3119
6.6Good5 pm2918
6.6Good6 pm3019
6.8Good7 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.6 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.

  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 83%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 42%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 7%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms220 m710 ft away
  • Showers310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Playground320 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miKioloa (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miMoruya Airport (MYA)

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

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