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Sunset Beach

City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Sunset Beach 5 photos

  • Lake Alexander sunset - panoramio

    Lake Alexander sunset - panoramio. happinesswithin, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Lake Alexander near sunset - panoramio

    Lake Alexander near sunset - panoramio. happinesswithin, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Fannie Bay Gaol 2

    Fannie Bay Gaol 2. D0a5l0e6, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fannie Bay Gaol 3

    Fannie Bay Gaol 3. D0a5l0e6, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fannie bay nt

    Fannie bay nt. 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 ftNow9 pm3 am9 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

  • Drinking water90 m290 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables280 m910 ft away
  • Playground110 m360 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
220 m730 ftGeorge Crescent (304)
Nearest town
4.1 km2.6 miDarwin (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 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 Sunset 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.

  • Sat8.3 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%