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Skennars Beach

Ballina Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia

Skennars Beach 1 photo

  • Lennox Head - panoramio

    Lennox Head - panoramio. AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:59 pm
7 am
2.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.6
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.6
31 km/h19 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
21°C70°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
3119 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
92%
Sunset
6:59 pm
Today
2.5Poor7 am2214
2.6Poor8 am2717
2.4Poor9 am2012
2.5Poor10 am1912
3.3Poor11 am2113
3.3Poor12 pm2012
3.0Poor1 pm2314
2.9Poor2 pm2616
2.6Poor3 pm3018
2.5Poor4 pm3220
2.6Poor5 pm2918
2.6PoorNow3119
Sat
5.0Fair7 am2214
2.6Poor8 am1912
2.6Poor9 am2013
4.0Fair10 am2817
3.0Poor11 am3119
2.3Poor12 pm2516
2.6Poor1 pm3220
2.9Poor2 pm2616
2.8Poor3 pm3320
2.9Poor4 pm3320
3.0Poor5 pm3019
3.2Poor6 pm2918
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 m3 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • 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.

  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 63%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 60%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 33%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
930 m0.6 miSkennars Head Rd opp Ballina Headlands Leisure Park
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miSkennars Head (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miBallina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)

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

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