Check the Beach

Main Beach

Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
6 am
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.0
18 km/h11 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°C76°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
86%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
6.2Good6 am117
6.1Good7 am74
6.5Good8 am106
6.7Good9 am127
5.6Good10 am149
4.8Fair11 am1811
4.2Fair12 pm1912
4.0Fair1 pm1912
4.2Fair2 pm138
4.1Fair3 pm1811
4.2FairNow1811
4.4Fair5 pm1912
5.0Fair6 pm1811
Sat
4.9Fair6 am138
4.8Fair7 am149
4.8Fair8 am138
4.6Fair9 am1710
4.6Fair10 am159
4.3Fair11 am1811
4.1Fair12 pm1711
4.0Fair1 pm1912
4.1Fair2 pm2013
4.1Fair3 pm2214
4.3Fair4 pm2214
4.9Fair5 pm2113
5.4Fair6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 pm, 2.3 m. Low at 2 am, -1.6 m. High at 8 am, 2.3 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.4 mHigh 7 pm, 2.3 m8 ftLow 2 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 8 am, 2.3 m8 ftLow 2 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 7 pm, 2.3 m8 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 8 am, 2.3 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.

  • Sun9.0 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%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms140 m450 ft away
  • Parking17 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink21 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft
  • Playground170 m560 ft away
  • Boat ramp470 m0.3 mi awayFig Tree Creek Boat Ramp
  • DogsNot allowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
720 m0.4 miYeppoon (town)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miGreat Keppel Airport (GKL)

Nearby places

  • Keppel Bay Sailing ClubFood and drink
    50 m160 ft
  • Seagulls TakeawayFood and drink
    200 m660 ft

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

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