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Rocky Bay

Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

Rocky Bay 2 photos

  • A good view of Hawkings Point is obtained from Rocky Bay on Magnetic Island, North Queensland, Australia.

    A good view of Hawkings Point is obtained from Rocky Bay on Magnetic Island, North Queensland, Australia.. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • A view of Rocky Bay (foreground) and Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island from Hawkings Point, the headland which separates Picnic Bay and Nelly Bay

    A view of Rocky Bay (foreground) and Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island from Hawkings Point, the headland which separates Picnic Bay and Nelly Bay. Twistie.man, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
6 am
5.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.4
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.4
23 km/h14 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
25°C77°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph N
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
49%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
5.1Fair6 am2515
5.3Fair7 am2516
5.3Fair8 am2314
5.9Good9 am2214
6.0Good10 am2113
5.8Good11 am2113
5.4Fair12 pm2214
5.6Good1 pm2113
5.1Fair2 pm2214
5.5Good3 pm2314
5.4Fair4 pm2315
5.4FairNow2314
5.4Fair6 pm2314
Sat
4.3Fair6 am1811
4.3Fair7 am1811
3.9Poor8 am2012
4.3Fair9 am1912
4.2Fair10 am2012
4.2Fair11 am1912
4.1Fair12 pm1912
4.0Fair1 pm2314
4.3Fair2 pm2515
4.6Fair3 pm2515
4.8Fair4 pm2516
5.5Good5 pm2515
5.6Good6 pm2516
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.8 m. Low at 1 am, -0.7 m. High at 7 am, 1.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mHigh 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ftLow 1 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.3 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.

  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
570 m0.4 miNelly Bay Rd at Lilac Street
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miNelly Bay (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miRAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport (TSV)

Nearby places

  • The reef bar cafeFood and drink
    710 m0.4 mi
  • AlbysChinese
    730 m0.5 mi
  • Mama RomaItalian
    730 m0.5 mi
  • R & RFood and drink
    890 m0.6 mi

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

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