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Harbour Beach

Mackay Regional, Queensland, Australia

Harbour Beach 4 photos

  • Looking towards Port of Mackay and Mackay Marina Village from Mount Bassett, Mackay Harbour, 2016 01

    Looking towards Port of Mackay and Mackay Marina Village from Mount Bassett, Mackay Harbour, 2016 01. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Looking towards Port of Mackay from Mount Bassett, Mackay Harbour, 2016

    Looking towards Port of Mackay from Mount Bassett, Mackay Harbour, 2016. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Looking towards Mackay Marina Village from Mount Bassett, Mackay Harbour, 2016

    Looking towards Mackay Marina Village from Mount Bassett, Mackay Harbour, 2016. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Looking across the Pioneer River towards the Mackay CBD from Mount Bassett, Mackay Harbour, 2016 01

    Looking across the Pioneer River towards the Mackay CBD from Mount Bassett, Mackay Harbour, 2016 01. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
6 am
4.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
Now
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.5
16 km/h10 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
1610 km/hmph N
Gusts
3622 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
92%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
4.3Fair6 am159
4.4Fair7 am138
4.6Fair8 am159
4.8Fair9 am1610
4.6Fair10 am1610
4.5Fair11 am1610
4.4Fair12 pm138
4.1Fair1 pm1811
4.1Fair2 pm1610
3.8Poor3 pm1811
3.9Poor4 pm1711
4.2FairNow1610
4.5Fair6 pm1610
Sat
4.7Fair6 am138
4.7Fair7 am149
4.7Fair8 am1610
4.5Fair9 am1912
4.4Fair10 am2012
4.3Fair11 am2012
4.2Fair12 pm2214
4.2Fair1 pm2314
4.4Fair2 pm2415
4.3Fair3 pm2113
4.6Fair4 pm1912
5.3Fair5 pm2012
5.8Good6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 2.6 m. Low at 3 am, -2.0 m. High at 9 am, 2.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.6 mHigh 8 pm, 2.6 m8 ftLow 3 am, -2.0 m6 ftHigh 9 am, 2.7 m9 ftLow 3 pm, -1.6 m5 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 8 pm, 2.6 m8 ft
  • Low 3 am, -2.0 m6 ft
  • High 9 am, 2.7 m9 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.6 m5 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.

  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 18%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 31%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miMackay (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miMackay Airport (MKY)

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

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