Cockatoo Beach
Whitsunday Regional, Queensland, Australia
No photo of Cockatoo Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm4.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.1
18 km/h11 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
- 24°C76°F
- Water
- 26°C78°F
- Wind
- 1811 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 2616 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 4 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 82%
- Sunset
- 6:09 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
- Low 2 am, -0.9 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.
- Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 20%
- Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 17%
- Tue8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
- Wed8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 31%
- Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 20%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miWhitsunday Airstrip (WSY)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Mermaids Beach1.6 km1.0 mi south-west away4.2 Fair
- Paddle Beach1.7 km1.0 mi south away4.2 Fair
- Coral Beach1.7 km1.0 mi south-west away4.2 Fair
- Sunset Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south-west away4.2 Fair
- Bauer Bay Beach2.5 km1.5 mi south-east away4.2 Fair