Nightcliff Beach
City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
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.
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- Water
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- Wind
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- Gusts
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- Waves
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- UV
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- Tide
- falling
- Rain
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- Sunset
- 6:44 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Restrooms100 m340 ft away
- Drinking water70 m220 ft away
- Parking18 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables110 m360 ft away
- Playground490 m0.3 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 210 m700 ft
- Nearest town
- 9.2 km5.7 miDarwin (city)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miDarwin International Airport (DRW)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Windsurfer's Corner0.9 km0.6 mi north-east away8.9 Excellent tomorrow
- Casuarina Beach4.1 km2.6 mi north-east away8.9 Excellent tomorrow
- Lake Alexander Beach4.2 km2.6 mi south-west away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Casuarina Nudist Beach4.3 km2.7 mi north-east away8.9 Excellent tomorrow
- East Point Beach4.4 km2.7 mi south-west away7.9 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Nightcliff Beach.
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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%