Check the Beach

Kings Beach

Whitsunday Regional, Queensland, Australia

Kings Beach 1 photo

  • North head Lighthouse - panoramio

    North head Lighthouse - panoramio. Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
6 am
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Kings Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph N
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
56%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am85
5.4Fair7 am138
5.1Fair8 am85
5.1Fair9 am85
4.9Fair10 am117
4.8Fair11 am138
4.6Fair12 pm1610
4.6Fair1 pm1811
4.8Fair2 pm1811
5.1FairNow1912
5.9Good4 pm1811
6.2Good5 pm1811
6.3Good6 pm1711
Sat
6.5Good6 am1711
6.4Good7 am1912
6.4Good8 am1912
5.4Fair9 am2013
4.7Fair10 am2013
4.0Fair11 am2214
3.9Poor12 pm2315
4.0Fair1 pm2415
4.2Fair2 pm2515
4.5Fair3 pm2214
4.7Fair4 pm2214
5.8Good5 pm2113
6.3Good6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 2 am, -0.7 m. High at 8 am, 1.4 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 mHigh 7 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 2 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 8 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 7 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 2 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.

  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 20%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
950 m0.6 miBluewater Parade at Bluewater Parade
Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miBowen (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miBowen (ZBO)

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

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