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Kewarra Beach

Cairns Regional, Queensland, Australia

Kewarra Beach 3 photos

  • Creek at Kewarra Street, Kewarra Beach, 2018

    Creek at Kewarra Street, Kewarra Beach, 2018. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • View south along Kewarra Street in Kewarra Beach with Earl Hill in Trinity Beach in the distance, 2018

    View south along Kewarra Street in Kewarra Beach with Earl Hill in Trinity Beach in the distance, 2018. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Closer view of creek at Kewarra Street, Kewarra Beach, 2018

    Closer view of creek at Kewarra Street, Kewarra Beach, 2018. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:19 pm
6 am
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
Now
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
4.7Fair6 am32
4.5Fair7 am32
4.9Fair8 am21
5.4Fair9 am32
6.8Good10 am32
7.4Great11 am74
7.9Great12 pm106
7.7Great1 pm128
9.0Excellent2 pm127
8.3Great3 pm117
7.6Great4 pm96
7.2GreatNow106
7.6Great6 pm95
Sat
4.8Fair6 am11
5.1Fair7 am21
4.9Fair8 am21
5.1Fair9 am53
6.3Good10 am74
7.0Great11 am95
8.0Great12 pm106
8.6Excellent1 pm127
7.0Great2 pm138
7.9Great3 pm128
7.8Great4 pm127
7.3Great5 pm117
8.1Great6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.4 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.1 mHigh 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 400 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms420 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers420 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water120 m400 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi
  • Playground370 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 miAlbatross Street at Wagtail Close
Nearest town
7.4 km4.6 miKuranda (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miCairns Airport (CNS)

Nearby places

  • The Toasted GoatFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 75%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 21%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 26%