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Cullen Beach

City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Cullen Beach 3 photos

  • Beach at Cullen Bay

    Beach at Cullen Bay. happinesswithin, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Across the Marina; Cullen Bay

    Across the Marina; Cullen Bay. happinesswithin, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Cullen Bay. Darwin, Northern Territory

    Cullen Bay. Darwin, Northern Territory. Bidgee, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm
6 am
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
—
Water
—
Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
—
Tide
falling
Rain
—
Sunset
6:44 pm
Today
7.7Great6 am117
7.7Great7 am117
6.4Good8 am96
6.4Good9 am96
5.9Good10 am96
5.6Good11 am106
5.2Fair12 pm127
4.9Fair1 pm1610
5.2Fair2 pm96
5.1Fair3 pm96
5.5Good4 pm96
5.3Fair5 pm85
6.1Good6 pm96
Sat
8.3Great6 am85
7.6Great7 am85
7.7Great8 am74
7.3Great9 am74
6.2Good10 am85
5.5Good11 am96
5.3Fair12 pm117
5.6Good1 pm128
5.0Fair2 pm138
3.3Poor3 pm1610
3.5Poor4 pm74
5.3Fair5 pm32
5.6Good6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.9 m. High at 3 am, 2.6 m. Low at 10 am, -1.8 mLow 9 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 3 am, 2.6 m9 ftLow 10 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am
  • Low 9 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 3 am, 2.6 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

  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Drinking water60 m180 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m220 ft
  • Boat ramp180 m590 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
160 m520 ftMarina Boulevard (805)
Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miDarwin (city)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miDarwin International Airport (DRW)

Nearby places

  • Fin & TonicFish and chips
    70 m220 ft
  • Seafood on CullenFood and drink
    90 m310 ft
  • Yots Greek TavernaFood and drink
    150 m490 ft
  • Boat HouseFood and drink
    150 m490 ft
  • Exotic North Indian CuisineIndian
    150 m500 ft

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 Cullen Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 79%
  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 7 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 97%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 96%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 86%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 63%