Check the Beach

Elim

Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:19 pm
6 am
9.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.5
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
Now
9.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
149 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
9.4Excellent6 am106
9.5Excellent7 am117
9.5Excellent8 am138
9.6Excellent9 am138
9.6Excellent10 am128
9.1Excellent11 am149
8.5Excellent12 pm159
8.5Excellent1 pm1510
8.6Excellent2 pm159
8.8Excellent3 pm159
8.3Great4 pm159
9.0ExcellentNow149
9.1Excellent6 pm149
Sat
8.2Great6 am117
7.6Great7 am128
8.0Great8 am127
7.7Great9 am138
7.7Great10 am159
7.9Great11 am1610
7.9Great12 pm1711
8.1Great1 pm1811
8.9Excellent2 pm1811
9.1Excellent3 pm1711
9.0Excellent4 pm1610
8.5Excellent5 pm159
8.8Excellent6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.3 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -<0.1 mHigh 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.3 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
24 km15 miCooktown Airport (CTN)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 25%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 17%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 75%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 32%