Check the Beach

Main Beach

Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:58 pm
6 am
3.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
Now
4.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
14 km/h8 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
23°C73°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
92%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
3.7Poor6 am138
3.9Poor7 am138
3.9Poor8 am117
3.9Poor9 am149
4.0Fair10 am138
4.0Fair11 am149
3.8Poor12 pm1610
3.9Poor1 pm138
3.9Poor2 pm1610
3.9Poor3 pm1711
4.0FairNow1610
4.3Fair5 pm148
Sat
3.1Poor6 am117
3.7Poor7 am53
3.0Poor8 am64
4.0Fair9 am85
3.8Poor10 am1711
3.1Poor11 am149
3.8Poor12 pm159
3.6Poor1 pm1811
3.6Poor2 pm1711
3.6Poor3 pm149
3.4Poor4 pm1811
3.3Poor5 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 12 am, -0.5 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.4 mHigh 5 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 5 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.4 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 88%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 36%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 5 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 5 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 55%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 34%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
10 km6 miDunwich Airport (SRR)

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

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