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Margate Beach

Queensland, Australia

Margate Beach 1 photo

  • Margate. Brisbane. QLD

    Margate. Brisbane. QLD. gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 6:00 pm
6 am
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Margate Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
22°C72°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
79%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
3.8Poor6 am138
3.8Poor7 am1610
3.7Poor8 am1912
3.8Poor9 am159
3.2Poor10 am106
4.4Fair11 am159
4.0Fair12 pm1811
3.6Poor1 pm2213
3.6Poor2 pm2314
3.6Poor3 pm2113
4.2Fair4 pm1610
4.5Fair5 pm1811
Sat
5.9Good6 am138
5.7Good7 am127
5.2Fair8 am1610
4.6Fair9 am1912
4.2Fair10 am1912
3.8Poor11 am2113
3.5Poor12 pm2214
3.4Poor1 pm2113
3.3Poor2 pm2113
3.4Poor3 pm1811
3.5Poor4 pm1811
3.3Poor5 pm2315
3.3Poor6 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.7 m. High at 6 am, 1.2 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 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.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 23%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water500 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp370 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m560 ftMargate Pde at Beaconsfield Street
Nearest town
2 km1.3 miRedcliffe (town)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miTangalooma Airport (TAN)

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

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