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Black Head (West)

Gladstone Regional, Queensland, Australia

No photo of Black Head (West) yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:03 pm
6 am
6.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
4.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
24°C75°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
53%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
6.8Good6 am95
5.7Good7 am74
5.6Good8 am64
4.8Fair9 am96
4.3Fair10 am138
4.1Fair11 am149
4.1Fair12 pm149
4.3Fair1 pm148
4.5Fair2 pm1610
4.9Fair3 pm1610
5.2FairNow1610
5.6Good5 pm159
6.2Good6 pm117
Sat
5.2Fair6 am117
5.0Fair7 am138
4.6Fair8 am149
4.4Fair9 am138
4.2Fair10 am117
4.1Fair11 am149
4.0Fair12 pm138
3.9Poor1 pm149
4.1Fair2 pm149
4.1Fair3 pm159
4.2Fair4 pm159
4.3Fair5 pm149
4.7Fair6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.8 m. Low at 12 am, -1.1 m. High at 7 am, 1.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.9 mHigh 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ftLow 12 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 7 am, 1.7 m6 ftLow 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.7 m6 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.9 m3 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 93%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 83%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 44%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest airport
23 km14 miGladstone Airport (GLT)

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

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