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Big Buttertin Beach

Torres Shire, Queensland, Australia

No photo of Big Buttertin Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:28 pm
7 am
9.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
Now
8.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
2013 km/hmph E
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:28 pm
Today
9.3Excellent7 am148
8.8Excellent8 am1610
8.3Great9 am1610
8.0Great10 am1711
7.0Great11 am1811
7.9Great12 pm1912
8.2Great1 pm1912
6.9Good2 pm2012
7.1Great3 pm2214
8.4Great4 pm2213
8.2GreatNow2013
7.3Great6 pm2012
Sat
8.9Excellent7 am128
8.8Excellent8 am1510
8.3Great9 am1610
7.3Great10 am1610
7.1Great11 am1711
7.0Great12 pm1811
7.3Great1 pm1912
9.2Excellent2 pm1912
9.4Excellent3 pm2012
9.3Excellent4 pm2013
8.5Excellent5 pm2012
7.4Great6 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, 0.5 m. High at 12 am, 0.7 m. Low at 7 am, -0.3 m. High at 3 pm, 1.1 mLow 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.1 m4 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.1 m4 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
17 km11 miHorn Island Airport (HID)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%