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Watsons Bay

Woollahra Municipal Council, New South Wales, Australia

Watsons Bay 3 photos

  • Dunbar House, Watsons Bay, Sydney

    Dunbar House, Watsons Bay, Sydney. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Whites Seepferdchen New Holland seahorse at the shark net, Watsons Bay, Sydney Size: up to 20cm, on the picture: 7cm Diet: Crusteceans Discovered:1855, Bleeker

    Whites Seepferdchen New Holland seahorse at the shark net, Watsons Bay, Sydney Size: up to 20cm, on the picture: 7cm Diet: Crusteceans Discovered:1855, Bleeker. Sylke Rohrlach from Sydney, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Watsons Bay

    Watsons Bay. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:14 pm
7 am
3.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.6
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good

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
20°C68°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
3320 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4126 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
70%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
3.5Poor7 am2616
3.2Poor8 am2415
3.0Poor9 am2616
3.4Poor10 am2616
3.9Poor11 am2515
3.4Poor12 pm2918
3.1Poor1 pm3019
3.3Poor2 pm2918
3.6PoorNow3320
4.1Fair4 pm3622
4.6Fair5 pm3421
5.3Fair6 pm3320
5.7Good7 pm3320
Sat
5.3Fair7 am32
5.6Good8 am43
6.7Good9 am32
7.7Great10 am32
8.0Great11 am106
7.8Great12 pm1610
7.7Great1 pm1711
7.3Great2 pm1912
7.5Great3 pm2113
7.2Great4 pm2315
7.7Great5 pm2113
7.3Great6 pm2717
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 10 amWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 73%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms110 m370 ft away
  • Showers100 m330 ft away
  • Drinking water100 m320 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables50 m150 ft away
  • Playground190 m620 ft away
  • Boat ramp300 m980 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m630 ftHopetoun Av at Salisbury St
Nearest town
5.3 km3.3 miManly (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miRose Bay Seaplane Base (RSE)

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

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