Check the Beach

Cotton Tree

Sunshine Coast Regional, Queensland, Australia

No photo of Cotton Tree yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 5:58 pm
6 am
3.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.5
19 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.2
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

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
22°C71°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
91%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
3.5Poor6 am1811
3.6Poor7 am1610
3.5Poor8 am1610
3.9Poor9 am149
3.5Poor10 am159
3.5Poor11 am1811
3.5Poor12 pm1911
3.1Poor1 pm2314
3.1Poor2 pm2314
3.2Poor3 pm2315
3.2Poor4 pm2314
3.2PoorNow2415
Sat
5.3Fair6 am1811
5.0Fair7 am1912
4.4Fair8 am2113
3.5Poor9 am2515
3.2Poor10 am1912
2.6Poor11 am2113
3.3Poor12 pm1912
3.2Poor1 pm2113
3.1Poor2 pm2213
2.9Poor3 pm2214
3.0Poor4 pm2515
3.1Poor5 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.5 m. High at 6 am, 0.9 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.3 mLow 12 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 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.

  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 99%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 55%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m550 ft away
  • Drinking water380 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miThe Shed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
370 m0.2 miCotton Tree Pde at Cotton Tree Caravan Park
Nearest town
730 m0.5 miMaroochydore (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miSunshine Coast Airport (MCY)

Nearby places

  • The ShedRental
    400 m0.2 mi

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

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