Check the Beach

Golden Beach

Sunshine Coast Regional, Queensland, Australia

Golden Beach 1 photo

  • Lighthouse Golden Beach

    Lighthouse Golden Beach. Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
6 am
3.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
18 km/h11 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
22°C71°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4428 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
75%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
3.7Poor6 am138
3.7Poor7 am117
2.8Poor8 am127
2.9Poor9 am64
4.1Fair10 am128
3.9Poor11 am1610
4.0Fair12 pm1710
3.7Poor1 pm1912
4.0Fair2 pm2013
3.9Poor3 pm2113
3.9PoorNow1811
4.0Fair5 pm1811
Sat
4.0Fair6 am106
4.1Fair7 am138
3.9Poor8 am1610
3.6Poor9 am1811
3.5Poor10 am159
3.4Poor11 am1811
3.5Poor12 pm1811
3.5Poor1 pm1912
3.1Poor2 pm1912
2.7Poor3 pm1711
3.2Poor4 pm1711
3.2Poor5 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 12 am, -0.5 m. High at 6 am, 0.9 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.3 mHigh 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 12 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 95%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 42%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 29%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 730 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables330 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
480 m0.3 miBlaxland St near Gregory St
Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miCaloundra (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miCaloundra Airport (CUD)

Nearby places

  • Cafe SisilyItalian
    730 m0.5 mi
  • Copper SpoonThai
    730 m0.5 mi
  • Ni Yom CafeThai
    810 m0.5 mi

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

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