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Chalkie's Beach

Whitsunday Regional, Queensland, Australia

Chalkie's Beach 1 photo

  • Chalkies Beach

    Chalkies Beach. dnatheist, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
6 am
5.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 am
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
3.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
9 am
5.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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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°C77°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3823 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
55%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
5.5Good6 am1711
4.7Fair7 am138
3.4Poor8 am95
5.2Fair9 am148
5.1Fair10 am1610
5.2Fair11 am159
4.8Fair12 pm1711
4.6Fair1 pm1811
4.5Fair2 pm1811
4.4Fair3 pm1912
4.8Fair4 pm1710
5.9GoodNow1711
7.0Great6 pm1711
Sat
6.5Good6 am1811
7.9Great7 am1811
6.2Good8 am1811
5.6Good9 am1912
5.5Good10 am2012
4.1Fair11 am2113
4.3Fair12 pm2214
4.1Fair1 pm2314
4.1Fair2 pm2314
4.3Fair3 pm2113
4.7Fair4 pm2012
5.1Fair5 pm1912
7.6Great6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.9 m. Low at 2 am, -1.0 m. High at 9 am, 1.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.7 mHigh 8 pm, 1.9 m6 ftLow 2 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 1.8 m6 ftLow 3 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.9 m6 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.7 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.

  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 33%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Chalkie's Beach

From Wikipedia

Chalkie's Beach (also known as Stockyard Beach) is located on the western coast of Haslewood Island in the Whitsunday Islands of Queensland, Australia. It lies across from the more popular Whitehaven Beach on the main Whitsunday Island.

The common name originates from a nickname for local businessman David Hutchen, whose yacht, the Banjo Paterson, frequented the beach as a destination in day cruises. "Chalkie" refers to Hutchen's use of a blackboard for scorekeeping in beer-drinking contests following the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The alternate name, "Stockyard Beach", comes from the presence of stockyards on the island built to house sheep in the 1920s and 1930s.

Source: Chalkie's Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
16 km10 miHamilton Island Airport (HTI)

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

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