Check the Beach

South Smoky Beach

Kempsey Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia

South Smoky Beach 5 photos

  • Smoky Cape Lighthouse

    Smoky Cape Lighthouse. Damien Naidoo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Smoky Cape

    Smoky Cape. Werty268, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Xanthorrhoea macronema leaf tip

    Xanthorrhoea macronema leaf tip. John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Xanthorrhoea macronema leaf detail

    Xanthorrhoea macronema leaf detail. John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Smoky Cape Lighthouse

    Smoky Cape Lighthouse. Martin7d2, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:03 pm
7 am
2.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near South Smoky 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°C69°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
95%
Sunset
7:03 pm
Today
2.0Poor7 am2012
2.3Poor8 am2314
2.6Poor9 am1711
2.4Poor10 am2314
2.0Poor11 am2817
2.1Poor12 pm2516
2.1Poor1 pm2013
2.5Poor2 pm1912
2.6Poor3 pm1912
2.4PoorNow2214
2.5Poor5 pm2415
2.7Poor6 pm2415
2.9Poor7 pm2314
Sat
7.3Great7 am138
7.7Great8 am1510
8.0Great9 am1610
7.7Great10 am2012
6.8Good11 am2213
6.3Good12 pm2314
5.1Fair1 pm2817
4.8Fair2 pm2817
4.3Fair3 pm3320
4.2Fair4 pm3120
4.3Fair5 pm3119
4.4Fair6 pm3220
4.3Fair7 pm3220
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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 45%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.4 km2.7 miJerseyville (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miNambucca Heads Airport (NBH)

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

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