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Ellis Beach

Cairns Regional, Queensland, Australia

Ellis Beach 5 photos

  • Beach at Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 13

    Beach at Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 13. Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Beach at Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 12

    Beach at Palm Cove, Queensland, 2020, 12. Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ellis Beach, Far North Queensland, Australia - panoramio

    Ellis Beach, Far North Queensland, Australia - panoramio. Alex Monckton, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Anaptilora sp.

    Anaptilora sp.. Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Edosa xystidophora

    Edosa xystidophora. Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:19 pm
6 am
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
Now
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
4.7Fair6 am32
4.5Fair7 am32
4.9Fair8 am21
5.4Fair9 am32
6.8Good10 am32
7.4Great11 am74
7.9Great12 pm106
7.7Great1 pm128
9.0Excellent2 pm127
8.3GreatNow117
7.6Great4 pm96
7.2Great5 pm106
7.6Great6 pm95
Sat
4.8Fair6 am11
5.1Fair7 am21
4.9Fair8 am21
5.1Fair9 am53
6.3Good10 am74
7.0Great11 am95
8.0Great12 pm106
8.6Excellent1 pm127
7.0Great2 pm138
7.9Great3 pm128
7.8Great4 pm127
7.3Great5 pm117
8.1Great6 pm74
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, -0.4 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.1 mHigh 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.4 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
19 km12 miCairns Airport (CNS)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Ellis Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 75%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 21%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 26%