Dawson Beach
Mackay Regional, Queensland, Australia
No photo of Dawson Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm4.6
19 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
4.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
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
- 2113 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 2918 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 98%
- Sunset
- 6:08 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 pm, 2.8 m9 ft
- Low 3 am, -2.1 m7 ft
- High 9 am, 2.8 m9 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.7 m6 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.
- Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 70%
- Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 63%
- Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 85%
- Wed8.0 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 49%
- Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 25%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 42 km26 miMackay Airport (MKY)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Figtree Beach8.5 km5.3 mi west away3.9 Poor
- Armstrong Beach9.7 km6.0 mi north-west away3.9 Poor
- Johnsons Beach14 km8.5 mi north-west away3.8 Poor
- Sarina Beach14 km8.6 mi north-west away3.8 Poor
- Campwin Beach15 km9.1 mi north away3.8 Poor