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Back shot beach

Cairns Regional, Queensland, Australia

Back shot beach 5 photos

  • Beach at Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 13

    Beach at Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 13. Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Beach at Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 12

    Beach at Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 12. Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Buildings in Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 11

    Buildings in Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 11. Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Buildings in Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 03

    Buildings in Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 03. Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Casbia calliorma

    Casbia calliorma. Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:19 pm
6 am
5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
8.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
8 very high
Tide
rising
Rain
8%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
5.9Good6 am32
5.9Good7 am32
6.2Good8 am21
6.2Good9 am32
7.2Great10 am32
7.5Great11 am74
7.7Great12 pm106
7.5Great1 pm128
8.6ExcellentNow127
8.3Great3 pm117
7.5Great4 pm96
7.1Great5 pm106
7.4Great6 pm95
Sat
5.5Good6 am11
5.9Good7 am21
5.3Fair8 am21
5.5Good9 am53
6.5Good10 am74
7.1Great11 am95
7.9Great12 pm106
8.4Great1 pm127
7.0Great2 pm138
7.9Great3 pm128
7.8Great4 pm127
7.3Great5 pm117
8.1Great6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.4 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.1 mHigh 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 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

  • Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water420 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 580 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables410 m0.3 mi away
  • Boat ramp450 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
760 m0.5 miCedar Street near Coral Coast Drive
Nearest airport
18 km11 miCairns Airport (CNS)

Nearby places

  • Beach AlmondAsian
    580 m0.4 mi
  • O'Donnells Irish Bar & GrillAmerican
    590 m0.4 mi
  • Coffee HavenCoffee shop
    620 m0.4 mi
  • Choc Dee Thai RestaurantThai
    700 m0.4 mi
  • Bella Baci Seafood & Italian RestaurantItalian
    710 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 56%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 21%