Check the Beach

South Beach

Nambucca Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:04 pm
7 am
2.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
4.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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

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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
21°C69°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4327 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
92%
Sunset
7:04 pm
Today
2.4Poor7 am1610
2.8Poor8 am138
2.9Poor9 am148
2.3Poor10 am1510
1.9Poor11 am2214
1.9Poor12 pm1811
3.1Poor1 pm138
3.2Poor2 pm1510
3.4Poor3 pm1610
3.3PoorNow1912
3.3Poor5 pm2012
3.6Poor6 pm1912
4.0Fair7 pm1711
Sat
7.1Great7 am63
8.4Great8 am64
8.9Excellent9 am85
8.6Excellent10 am127
8.7Excellent11 am138
8.7Excellent12 pm1510
7.6Great1 pm2113
5.9Good2 pm2315
5.8Good3 pm2516
5.5Good4 pm2515
5.3Fair5 pm2214
5.9Good6 pm2214
5.3Fair7 pm2113
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 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 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.

  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 75%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 45%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.4 km3.3 miScotts Head (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miNambucca Heads Airport (NBH)

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

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