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Waterfront Artificial Beach

Darwin Waterfront Precinct Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia

Waterfront Artificial Beach 3 photos

  • Darwin Waterfront and Convention centre, Darwin , Northern Territory , Australia

    Darwin Waterfront and Convention centre, Darwin , Northern Territory , Australia. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Darwin Waterfront , Darwin , Northern Territory , Australia

    Darwin Waterfront , Darwin , Northern Territory , Australia. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Darwin Waterfront - Wavepool

    Darwin Waterfront - Wavepool. John Gillmore, 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
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
—
Tide
rising
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 rising now. High at 3 pm, 2.2 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.9 m. High at 3 am, 2.6 m. Low at 10 am, -1.8 mHigh 3 pm, 2.2 m7 ftLow 9 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 3 am, 2.6 m9 ftLow 10 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 3 pm, 2.2 m7 ft
  • 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

  • Restrooms100 m310 ft away
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking19 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m530 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink51 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
160 m530 ft
Nearest town
1 km0.7 miDarwin (city)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miRAAF Base Darwin (DRW)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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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%