Check the Beach

Rose Bay

Whitsunday Regional, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
6 am
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
17 km/h11 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
27°C80°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
53%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
4.7Fair6 am85
4.5Fair7 am138
4.5Fair8 am85
4.8Fair9 am85
4.8Fair10 am117
4.6Fair11 am138
4.3Fair12 pm1610
4.2Fair1 pm1811
4.4Fair2 pm1811
4.8Fair3 pm1912
5.6GoodNow1811
5.8Good5 pm1811
5.8Good6 pm1711
Sat
5.1Fair6 am1711
4.9Fair7 am1912
5.1Fair8 am1912
4.9Fair9 am2013
4.7Fair10 am2013
4.1Fair11 am2214
4.0Fair12 pm2315
3.9Poor1 pm2415
4.1Fair2 pm2515
4.4Fair3 pm2214
4.5Fair4 pm2214
5.5Good5 pm2113
6.0Good6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 m. High at 8 am, 1.4 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 mHigh 7 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 8 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 7 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 18%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m540 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m570 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
270 m880 ftBluewater Parade at Bluewater Parade
Nearest town
3.2 km2 miBowen (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miBowen (ZBO)

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

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