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Casuarina Beach

City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Casuarina Beach 5 photos

  • Darwin Surf lifesaving

    Darwin Surf lifesaving. Bidgee, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Estuary mouth

    Estuary mouth. Bidgee, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Acacia auriculiformis P5291433

    Acacia auriculiformis P5291433. Margaret Donald, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dacelo leachii

    Dacelo leachii. Donald Hobern from Canberra, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Evening monsoonal squall

    Evening monsoonal squall. Bidgee, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm
6 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.6
9 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
—
Sunset
6:44 pm
Today
5.9Good6 am106
5.5Good7 am106
5.0Fair8 am95
5.1Fair9 am96
5.8Good10 am106
6.7Good11 am106
7.2Great12 pm117
7.7Great1 pm127
8.7Excellent2 pm106
9.1Excellent3 pm117
9.6Excellent4 pm117
9.1Excellent5 pm96
9.6Excellent6 pm96
Sat
5.8Good6 am85
5.9Good7 am85
5.5Good8 am85
5.8Good9 am85
7.3Great10 am96
8.0Great11 am106
8.5Excellent12 pm106
8.7Excellent1 pm85
9.4Excellent2 pm106
6.0Good3 pm127
5.9Good4 pm117
8.6Excellent5 pm64
8.5Excellent6 pm43
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 ftNow11 pm5 am11 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

  • Restrooms360 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers190 m630 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest airport
6 km4 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 Casuarina 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.

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 69%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 45%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 65%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 66%