Clifton Beach

Cairns Regional, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:19 pm

6 am
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

7 am
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

8 am
4.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

10 am
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

11 am
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

2 pm
9.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

Now
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 27°C80°F
Water: 27°C81°F
Wind: 96 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 3119 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 5 moderate
Tide: rising
Rain: 4%
Sunset: 6:19 pm

Today

4.7Fair6 am32

4.5Fair7 am32

4.9Fair8 am21

5.4Fair9 am32

6.8Good10 am32

7.4Great11 am74

7.9Great12 pm106

7.7Great1 pm128

9.0Excellent2 pm127

8.3Great3 pm117

7.6GreatNow96

7.2Great5 pm106

7.6Great6 pm95

Sat

4.8Fair6 am11

5.1Fair7 am21

4.9Fair8 am21

5.1Fair9 am53

6.3Good10 am74

7.0Great11 am95

8.0Great12 pm106

8.6Excellent1 pm127

7.0Great2 pm138

7.9Great3 pm128

7.8Great4 pm127

7.3Great5 pm117

8.1Great6 pm74

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Restrooms360 m0.2 mi away
Drinking water380 m0.2 mi away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi
Picnic tables390 m0.2 mi away
Playground410 m0.3 mi awayDeadmans Gully Playground

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 160 m530 ftEndeavour Rd at Upolu Esplanade
Nearest town: 8 km5 miKuranda (town)
Nearest airport: 15 km9 miCairns Airport (CNS)

Nearby places

Star of SiamThai
750 m0.5 mi
Fish HouseFish and chips
750 m0.5 mi
Taste of ItalyItalian
750 m0.5 mi
The Big ChillBubble tea
910 m0.6 mi
Chill Beach CafeFood and drink
950 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Palm Cove0.7 km0.4 mi north away
8.3 Great
Palm Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north away
8.3 Great
Kewarra Beach2.6 km1.6 mi south-east away
8.3 Great
Back shot beach2.6 km1.6 mi north away
8.3 Great
Ellis Beach3.2 km2.0 mi north-west away
8.3 Great

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 75%
Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 25%
Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 21%
Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 41%
Thu8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 26%