Check the Beach

Bushland Beach

Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:17 pm
6 am
5.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
Now
5.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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°C79°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph N
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
49%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am2012
5.5Good7 am2113
6.0Good8 am2113
5.8Good9 am1912
6.0Good10 am1912
5.5Good11 am2012
5.6Good12 pm1811
5.5Good1 pm2113
5.6Good2 pm2113
5.5Good3 pm2214
5.5Good4 pm2214
5.5GoodNow2213
5.6Good6 pm1912
Sat
4.3Fair6 am159
4.3Fair7 am159
4.4Fair8 am1710
4.3Fair9 am1610
4.3Fair10 am1912
4.2Fair11 am1911
4.0Fair12 pm2013
4.2Fair1 pm2213
4.3Fair2 pm2415
4.7Fair3 pm2415
5.0Fair4 pm2214
5.7Good5 pm2214
6.2Good6 pm2012
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 1 am, -0.7 m. High at 7 am, 1.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mHigh 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ftLow 1 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms220 m720 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Fee not listed
  • Playground200 m640 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
8.2 km5.1 miBlack River (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miRAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport (TSV)

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

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