Check the Beach

Keppel Sands Main Beach

Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia

Keppel Sands Main Beach 3 photos

  • Beach at Keppel Sands (low tide), 2016

    Beach at Keppel Sands (low tide), 2016. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Looking south along Schofield Parade (esplanade), Keppel Sands, 2016

    Looking south along Schofield Parade (esplanade), Keppel Sands, 2016. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Looking south on Schofield Parade, Keppel Sands, 2016

    Looking south on Schofield Parade, Keppel Sands, 2016. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
6 am
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 am
3.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
8 am
5.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.8
19 km/h12 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°C74°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
76%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
6.2Good6 am117
3.6Poor7 am32
5.9Good8 am43
6.1Good9 am106
5.5Good10 am149
4.9Fair11 am1610
4.3Fair12 pm1711
3.9Poor1 pm2013
4.0Fair2 pm1811
4.0Fair3 pm2012
4.1Fair4 pm2012
4.4FairNow2012
4.8Fair6 pm1912
Sat
4.8Fair6 am1610
4.8Fair7 am159
4.7Fair8 am159
4.6Fair9 am1610
4.4Fair10 am1711
4.3Fair11 am1912
3.9Poor12 pm2113
3.9Poor1 pm2012
4.0Fair2 pm2113
4.0Fair3 pm2314
4.3Fair4 pm2214
4.8Fair5 pm2013
5.4Fair6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 2.3 m. Low at 2 am, -1.6 m. High at 8 am, 2.4 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.4 mHigh 8 pm, 2.3 m8 ftLow 2 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 8 am, 2.4 m8 ftLow 2 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 8 pm, 2.3 m8 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 8 am, 2.4 m8 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.4 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.

  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 95%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms260 m840 ft away
  • Showers260 m850 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m750 ft. Fee not listed
  • Playground290 m950 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.4 km4.6 miEmu Park (town)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miGreat Keppel Airport (GKL)

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

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