Check the Beach

Bulburra Beach

Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
6 am
6.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
13 km/h8 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
25°C78°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
149 km/hmph N
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
6.3Good6 am95
5.4Fair7 am74
5.8Good8 am63
6.4Good9 am74
7.8Great10 am64
7.6Great11 am74
7.8Great12 pm138
7.7Great1 pm128
8.1Great2 pm106
9.0Excellent3 pm85
8.1Great4 pm138
7.3GreatNow149
8.1Great6 pm138
Sat
5.7Good6 am32
5.7Good7 am43
5.4Fair8 am32
6.2Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am96
7.2Great11 am117
7.6Great12 pm138
8.0Great1 pm1610
8.3Great2 pm1610
9.1Excellent3 pm1710
8.8Excellent4 pm1510
9.0Excellent5 pm1610
8.9Excellent6 pm138
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 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
18 km11 miCairns Airport (CNS)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bulburra Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 56%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 20%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 49%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 21%