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Blacksand Beach

Cassowary Coast Regional, Queensland, Australia

Blacksand Beach 1 photo

  • Borya septentrionalis 436071178

    Borya septentrionalis 436071178. Daniel Montesinos, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
6 am
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Blacksand Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
25°C77°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
138 km/hmph N
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
57%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
4.8Fair6 am138
5.0Fair7 am138
5.1Fair8 am138
5.0Fair9 am148
5.3Fair10 am117
5.8Good11 am138
6.4Good12 pm149
6.4Good1 pm138
5.4Fair2 pm1510
5.5Good3 pm159
5.0Fair4 pm1510
4.9Fair5 pm159
5.3FairNow138
Sat
4.4Fair6 am64
4.9Fair7 am85
5.1Fair8 am96
5.0Fair9 am96
5.7Good10 am106
6.4Good11 am117
7.3Great12 pm138
7.5Great1 pm148
5.4Fair2 pm1711
6.8Good3 pm1811
6.5Good4 pm1610
6.7Good5 pm159
7.0Great6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, 1.5 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • 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.

  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 32%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 45%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 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
41 km25 miIngham Airport (IGH)

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

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