Check the Beach

Yelcher Beach

West Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:52 pm
6 am
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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
falling
Rain
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Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
6.9Good6 am96
6.4Good7 am96
6.0Good8 am117
6.2Good9 am138
5.5Good10 am149
4.7Fair11 am1811
4.4Fair12 pm1912
4.4Fair1 pm1710
4.3Fair2 pm138
3.0Poor3 pm138
5.3Fair4 pm128
6.5Good5 pm159
8.4Great6 pm138
Sat
8.2Great6 am1811
7.7Great7 am2012
5.9Good8 am1912
6.5Good9 am1912
3.0Poor10 am1811
3.0Poor11 am149
3.0Poor12 pm1610
4.8Fair1 pm1711
5.0Fair2 pm1811
5.5Good3 pm1710
6.5Good4 pm159
7.9Great5 pm149
8.9Excellent6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -1.1 m. High at 4 am, 2.9 m. Low at 11 am, -2.1 mLow 10 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 4 am, 2.9 m9 ftLow 11 am, -2.1 m7 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am
  • Low 10 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 4 am, 2.9 m9 ft
  • Low 11 am, -2.1 m7 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 airport
16 km10 miPort Keats Airport (PKT)

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 Yelcher Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 79%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 75%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 84%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 71%