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Refuge Beach

The Council of the Shire of Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia

Refuge Beach 1 photo

  • Steam boat in Refuge Bay

    Steam boat in Refuge Bay. John Gillmore, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:14 pm
7 am
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
5.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Refuge Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
21°C69°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph NE
Gusts
6238 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
92%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
5.6Good7 am1610
5.8Good8 am1711
6.0Good9 am1811
5.6Good10 am1912
5.4Fair11 am1912
4.5Fair12 pm2013
3.7Poor1 pm2314
3.1Poor2 pm2314
2.7Poor3 pm2616
2.5Poor4 pm2918
2.7PoorNow2717
3.7Poor6 pm2415
5.0Fair7 pm2214
Sat
6.0Good7 am43
7.6Great8 am53
6.9Good9 am53
8.2Great10 am32
8.9Excellent11 am63
8.0Great12 pm149
6.6Good1 pm1711
6.0Good2 pm1610
6.0Good3 pm1610
6.3Good4 pm1711
6.7Good5 pm1811
7.1Great6 pm1811
7.5Great7 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 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.

  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 37%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 26%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.5 km4 miBrooklyn (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miPalm Beach Water Airport (LBH)

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

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