Back Beach
Whitsunday Regional, Queensland, Australia
No photo of Back Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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
- 25°C76°F
- Water
- 25°C78°F
- Wind
- 1811 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 2616 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 4 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 82%
- Sunset
- 6:09 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 pm, 1.9 m6 ft
- Low 2 am, -1.0 m3 ft
- High 9 am, 1.7 m6 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.6 m2 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.
- Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 20%
- Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 17%
- Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
- Wed8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 31%
- Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 20%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miHamilton Island Airport (HTI)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Pandanus Bay0.6 km0.3 mi south-west away4.2 Fair
- Palm Beach0.9 km0.6 mi south-west away4.2 Fair
- Oyster Beach7.7 km4.8 mi north away4.2 Fair
- Bauer Bay Beach8.4 km5.2 mi north away4.2 Fair
- Paddle Beach9.2 km5.7 mi north away4.2 Fair