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Banksia Beach

Cassowary Coast Regional, Queensland, Australia

Banksia Beach 1 photo

  • Little Ramsay Bay and Mt. Bowen in Hinchinbrook island

    Little Ramsay Bay and Mt. Bowen in Hinchinbrook island. Tatters ✾ from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
6 am
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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
26°C78°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
159 km/hmph N
Gusts
4427 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
66%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
4.8Fair6 am117
5.4Fair7 am138
5.5Good8 am138
5.1Fair9 am149
5.3Fair10 am138
6.0Good11 am138
6.4Good12 pm138
5.9Good1 pm138
6.1Good2 pm159
5.5Good3 pm159
4.9Fair4 pm1610
5.1FairNow159
5.3Fair6 pm128
Sat
4.5Fair6 am74
5.0Fair7 am96
5.2Fair8 am106
4.9Fair9 am106
5.7Good10 am127
6.3Good11 am127
7.1Great12 pm148
7.0Great1 pm159
6.4Good2 pm1711
6.5Good3 pm1710
6.5Good4 pm1610
6.7Good5 pm159
7.1Great6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, 1.5 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mHigh 6 pm, 1.7 m6 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.7 m6 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 32%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 45%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 35%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
36 km22 miOrpheus Island Waterport SPB (ORS)

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

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