Check the Beach

Buffalo Creek Beach

City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm
6 am
5.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
—
Tide
falling
Rain
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Sunset
6:44 pm
Today
5.7Good6 am85
6.1Good7 am95
5.1Fair8 am96
5.9Good9 am96
6.1Good10 am106
6.1Good11 am117
6.0Good12 pm138
6.3Good1 pm85
7.4Great2 pm106
8.1Great3 pm127
8.5Excellent4 pm106
8.8Excellent5 pm95
9.6Excellent6 pm106
Sat
6.4Good6 am96
6.6Good7 am96
6.7Good8 am106
6.1Good9 am95
7.3Great10 am96
7.6Great11 am96
7.6Great12 pm106
7.8Great1 pm96
8.4Great2 pm96
8.1Great3 pm95
7.4Great4 pm149
8.4Great5 pm149
8.6Excellent6 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -1.0 m. High at 4 am, 2.7 m. Low at 10 am, -1.8 mLow 10 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 4 am, 2.7 m9 ftLow 10 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 10 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 4 am, 2.7 m9 ft
  • Low 10 am, -1.8 m6 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
9 km6 miDarwin International Airport (DRW)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Buffalo Creek Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 55%
  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 49%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 81%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 65%