Check the Beach

Gap Beach

Mackay Regional, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
6 am
5.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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
25°C76°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
62%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
5.1Fair6 am1811
4.5Fair7 am148
4.3Fair8 am1711
4.9Fair9 am1710
4.9Fair10 am1610
4.8Fair11 am1711
4.8Fair12 pm2113
4.6Fair1 pm2113
4.4Fair2 pm2415
4.4Fair3 pm2012
4.4Fair4 pm2113
5.3FairNow2213
6.1Good6 pm2214
Sat
5.8Good6 am2415
7.0Great7 am2214
6.3Good8 am2314
5.6Good9 am2415
5.3Fair10 am2415
5.3Fair11 am2516
5.1Fair12 pm2717
5.4Fair1 pm2818
5.3Fair2 pm2918
5.3Fair3 pm2716
5.5Good4 pm2616
5.7Good5 pm2515
7.2Great6 pm2315
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 2.2 m. Low at 3 am, -1.4 m. High at 9 am, 2.2 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.1 mHigh 8 pm, 2.2 m7 ftLow 3 am, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 9 am, 2.2 m7 ftLow 3 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 8 pm, 2.2 m7 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 9 am, 2.2 m7 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.1 m4 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.

  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
2 km1 miLindeman Island Airport (LDC)

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

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