Check the Beach

Portland Roads (E 2)

Cook Shire, Queensland, Australia

Portland Roads (E 2) 4 photos

  • Fuscous swallowtail portland08

    Fuscous swallowtail portland08. Aviceda, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Fairy gerygone portland08

    Fairy gerygone portland08. Aviceda, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • 2brand crow portland08

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  • Large-billed gerygone portland08

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:24 pm
6 am
9.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
9.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
149 km/hmph E
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
9.7Excellent6 am1610
8.6Excellent7 am1610
8.2Great8 am1811
8.6Excellent9 am1711
9.4Excellent10 am1710
9.2Excellent11 am1710
8.5Excellent12 pm1710
9.2Excellent1 pm1510
9.2Excellent2 pm159
8.9Excellent3 pm1610
8.4Great4 pm1510
9.3ExcellentNow149
9.5Excellent6 pm148
Sat
8.6Excellent6 am1711
8.1Great7 am1912
8.2Great8 am2012
8.8Excellent9 am2012
8.4Great10 am2013
8.7Excellent11 am2013
8.8Excellent12 pm1912
8.9Excellent1 pm1811
8.4Great2 pm1711
7.6Great3 pm1811
8.1Great4 pm1711
7.9Great5 pm1711
7.3Great6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 pm, 1.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.3 m. High at 7 am, 1.5 m. Low at 1 pm, <0.1 mHigh 7 pm, 1.7 m6 ftLow 1 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 7 pm, 1.7 m6 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
24 km15 miLockhart River Airport (IRG)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Portland Roads (E 2).

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 6%