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Nielson's Beach

Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia

Nielson's Beach 5 photos

  • Bargara Beach near Bundaberg - panoramio (1)

    Bargara Beach near Bundaberg - panoramio (1). zpunout, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Park at Bargara Beach near Bundaberg - panoramio

    Park at Bargara Beach near Bundaberg - panoramio. zpunout, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bargara Beach near Bundaberg - panoramio

    Bargara Beach near Bundaberg - panoramio. zpunout, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bargara Beach Hotel, Bargara, Qld

    Bargara Beach Hotel, Bargara, Qld. Jan Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Bagara foreshore, 2011

    Bagara foreshore, 2011. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
6 am
3.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
19 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
Now
5.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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°C74°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4326 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
12%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
3.7Poor6 am117
3.6Poor7 am1610
3.9Poor8 am149
4.1Fair9 am138
4.2Fair10 am1610
4.4Fair11 am1911
4.7Fair12 pm1912
4.5Fair1 pm2113
5.0Fair2 pm2113
5.5Good3 pm2113
5.9GoodNow2214
6.7Good5 pm2113
Sat
3.9Poor6 am138
3.8Poor7 am149
3.8Poor8 am1610
3.7Poor9 am1610
3.8Poor10 am1510
3.7Poor11 am1811
3.7Poor12 pm1610
3.5Poor1 pm1610
3.4Poor2 pm2113
3.5Poor3 pm1711
3.1Poor4 pm127
3.3Poor5 pm159
3.9Poor6 pm1710
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 m. High at 6 am, 1.5 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.7 mHigh 6 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.7 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.

  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 52%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m280 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables350 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground90 m290 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miBargara (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miBundaberg Airport (BDB)

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

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