Horseshoe Bay

Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm

6 am
4.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair

7 am
4.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

8 am
4.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

9 am
4.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

11 am
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
4.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

Now
5.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

4 pm
6.3
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Horseshoe Bay right now.

6.3Good

Liver Point 6.8 km4.3 mi west

Scores 6.3 right now, 1.4 points above Horseshoe Bay.

See Liver Point today

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°C77°F
Water: 27°C80°F
Wind: 2214 km/hmph N
Gusts: 3018 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 8 high
Tide: rising
Rain: 48%
Sunset: 6:16 pm

Today

4.4Fair6 am2515

4.4Fair7 am2516

4.4Fair8 am2314

4.8Fair9 am2214

4.9Fair10 am2113

4.9Fair11 am2113

4.9Fair12 pm2214

5.3Fair1 pm2113

5.2FairNow2214

6.0Good3 pm2314

6.3Good4 pm2315

6.4Good5 pm2314

6.2Good6 pm2314

Sat

4.9Fair6 am1811

4.9Fair7 am1811

4.2Fair8 am2012

4.4Fair9 am1912

4.2Fair10 am2012

4.2Fair11 am1912

4.2Fair12 pm1912

4.2Fair1 pm2314

4.4Fair2 pm2515

4.6Fair3 pm2515

4.8Fair4 pm2516

5.4Fair5 pm2515

5.4Fair6 pm2516

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
Low 1 am, -0.7 m2 ft
High 7 am, 1.6 m5 ft
Low 1 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.

Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 75%
Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 6%
Tue8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 22%
Wed7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 29%
Thu8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
Showers460 m0.3 mi away
Drinking water460 m0.3 mi away
Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi
Boat ramp440 m0.3 mi awayBoat Ramp

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 650 m0.4 miPacific Dr at Horseshoe Bay
Nearest town: 3.6 km2.2 miArcadia (village)
Nearest airport: 17 km11 miRAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport (TSV)

Nearby places

Early Bird CafeFood and drink
420 m0.3 mi
Sandi's on Magnetic IslandBurger
510 m0.3 mi
Cafe NourishFood and drink
550 m0.3 mi
Horseshoe Bay Fish & ChipsFish and chips
560 m0.3 mi
NoodiesFood and drink
570 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Balding Bay1.6 km1.0 mi north-east away
4.9 Fair
Radical Bay2.1 km1.3 mi east away
4.9 Fair
Florence Bay Beach2.3 km1.5 mi east away
4.9 Fair
Alma Bay3.6 km2.3 mi south away
4.9 Fair
Nelly Bay5.1 km3.2 mi south away
4.9 Fair