Picnic Beach
Northern Territory, Australia
No photo of Picnic Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:21 pm9.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
7.7
19 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 5 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
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- Tide
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- Sunset
- 6:21 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 10 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 2 pm, 0.3 m1 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 town
- 6.4 km4 miUmbakumba (town)
- Nearest airport
- 42 km26 miGroote Eylandt Airport (GTE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ayungkwiyungkwa Beach5.7 km3.5 mi west away9.7 Excellent tomorrow
- Eight Mile Beach6.1 km3.8 mi north-east away9.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Malkayubirra Beach8.7 km5.4 mi south-west away9.7 Excellent tomorrow
- Yabangwamanja Beach10 km6.5 mi north-west away9.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Amurranga Beach12 km7.7 mi north-east away9.5 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 9%
- Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
- Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 7%
- Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 34%
- Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 53%
- Thu8.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 26%