Check the Beach

Caves Cove

Whitsunday Regional, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
6 am
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
Now
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
23 km/h14 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
25°C76°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
27%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
6.0Good6 am2314
5.1Fair7 am2213
5.4Fair8 am159
5.2Fair9 am1811
5.0Fair10 am2113
5.3Fair11 am2012
5.6Good12 pm2213
5.6Good1 pm2314
5.7Good2 pm2314
5.7Good3 pm2314
6.7GoodNow2113
7.4Great5 pm2214
6.9Good6 pm2314
Sat
6.8Good6 am2515
6.9Good7 am2516
6.0Good8 am2515
5.9Good9 am2515
6.3Good10 am2516
5.4Fair11 am2616
6.1Good12 pm2817
6.2Good1 pm2918
6.1Good2 pm2817
6.5Good3 pm2817
6.5Good4 pm2616
6.0Good5 pm2515
8.0Great6 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.8 m. Low at 2 am, -0.8 m. High at 8 am, 1.6 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.5 mHigh 8 pm, 1.8 m6 ftLow 2 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 8 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 2 pm, -0.5 m2 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
22 km14 miWhitsunday Airstrip (WSY)

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

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