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Soldiers Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Soldiers Beach 5 photos

  • Shelley Beach

    Shelley Beach. FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Norah Head, Central Coast

    Norah Head, Central Coast. FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Norah Head, Central Coast

    Norah Head, Central Coast. FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Out to sea - panoramio (1)

    Out to sea - panoramio (1). Joy Engelman, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Norah Head Lighthouse

    Norah Head Lighthouse. FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:12 pm
7 am
4.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.1
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.4
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Soldiers 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°C66°F
Wind
4025 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5132 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
71%
Sunset
7:12 pm
Today
4.4Fair7 am2515
4.7Fair8 am2616
4.3Fair9 am2817
4.7Fair10 am2616
4.4Fair11 am2717
4.1Fair12 pm2616
3.4Poor1 pm2918
3.0Poor2 pm3421
3.1PoorNow4025
3.7Poor4 pm3924
4.2Fair5 pm3723
4.7Fair6 pm3924
5.4Fair7 pm3622
Sat
5.2Fair7 am74
5.5Good8 am85
7.8Great9 am53
8.1Great10 am96
7.5Great11 am1811
7.4Great12 pm2012
7.6Great1 pm1912
7.6Great2 pm2012
7.4Great3 pm2314
7.2Great4 pm2516
7.2Great5 pm2516
6.8Good6 pm3019
7.0Great7 pm2918
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 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 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.

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 51%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 340 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers370 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water380 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi
  • Picnic tables340 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.2 km2 miNoraville (village)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miSomersby Airfield (GOS)

Nearby places

  • The Kraken KioskFood and drink
    350 m0.2 mi

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

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