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Burning Palms Beach

Wollongong City Council, New South Wales, Australia

Burning Palms Beach 2 photos

  • South Side of Burning Palms Beach, View from Burgh Ridge

    South Side of Burning Palms Beach, View from Burgh Ridge. sp_arrow, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Burning Palms, Coast Track, Royal National Park, 2011

    Burning Palms, Coast Track, Royal National Park, 2011. Norbert Fischer, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:15 pm
7 am
3.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Burning Palms Beach right now.

5.9Good

Wattamolla Beach 8.7 km5.4 mi north-east

Scores 5.9 right now, 2.6 points above Burning Palms Beach.

See Wattamolla Beach today

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
76%
Sunset
7:15 pm
Today
3.3Poor7 am117
3.4Poor8 am127
3.2Poor9 am138
3.2Poor10 am1610
3.2Poor11 am1811
3.1Poor12 pm1811
2.9Poor1 pm2012
3.0Poor2 pm2012
3.3Poor3 pm2113
3.5PoorNow2415
3.9Poor5 pm2415
4.3Fair6 pm2415
5.1Fair7 pm1912
Sat
6.1Good7 am53
8.0Great8 am32
8.2Great9 am53
8.7Excellent10 am53
8.9Excellent11 am64
8.9Excellent12 pm96
8.8Excellent1 pm148
8.6Excellent2 pm159
8.7Excellent3 pm159
8.6Excellent4 pm159
8.6Excellent5 pm159
8.5Excellent6 pm149
8.1Great7 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 200 m660 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms290 m940 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.7 km3.5 miHelensburgh (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miSydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD)

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

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