Check the Beach

Red Cliff Beach

Clarence Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia

Red Cliff Beach 1 photo

  • BBlanche-0276

    BBlanche-0276. Ben Blanche, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:01 pm
7 am
2.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.9
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
20°C68°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4428 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
7:01 pm
Today
2.3Poor7 am1610
2.4Poor8 am149
2.7Poor9 am1710
3.2Poor10 am1711
3.6Poor11 am2012
3.1Poor12 pm1710
3.2Poor1 pm138
2.3Poor2 pm2012
2.7PoorNow2214
2.6Poor4 pm2314
2.6Poor5 pm2415
2.5Poor6 pm2314
2.9Poor7 pm2013
Sat
4.8Fair7 am149
4.9Fair8 am1610
4.4Fair9 am1610
4.7Fair10 am1711
4.3Fair11 am2012
3.6Poor12 pm2012
3.0Poor1 pm2616
3.0Poor2 pm2113
2.9Poor3 pm2113
2.7Poor4 pm2415
2.7Poor5 pm2415
2.8Poor6 pm2515
3.1Poor7 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.8 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • 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.

  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 95%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 46%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms430 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m540 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miBrooms Head (village)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miClarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN)

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

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