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Cowley Beach

Cassowary Coast Regional, Queensland, Australia

No photo of Cowley Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
6 am
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Cowley Beach right now.

5.3Fair

Coconuts 22 km14 mi north

Scores 5.3 right now, 1.3 points above Cowley Beach.

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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
26°C78°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph N
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
91%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
8.4Great6 am106
8.2Great7 am95
6.5Good8 am85
5.9Good9 am106
5.4Fair10 am138
4.9Fair11 am159
4.6Fair12 pm159
4.2Fair1 pm1711
4.0Fair2 pm1710
4.2Fair3 pm1610
4.2Fair4 pm1610
4.3FairNow1610
4.6Fair6 pm138
Sat
6.3Good6 am42
6.6Good7 am42
6.4Good8 am85
5.7Good9 am106
5.4Fair10 am117
5.3Fair11 am138
5.0Fair12 pm149
4.3Fair1 pm1711
4.2Fair2 pm1711
4.2Fair3 pm1912
4.4Fair4 pm1711
4.8Fair5 pm1610
5.5Good6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.2 mHigh 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.2 m<1 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.

  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 86%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 54%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 69%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 29%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.8 km5.5 miKurrimine Beach (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miInnisfail Aerodrome (IFL)

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

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