Check the Beach

Sand Bar

Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Sand Bar 2 photos

  • Wellington Point seen from a sand causeway which joins the point with King Island at low tide

    Wellington Point seen from a sand causeway which joins the point with King Island at low tide. Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • King Island joined to the Wellington Point by a sand causeway at low tide

    King Island joined to the Wellington Point by a sand causeway at low tide. Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
6 am
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
22 km/h13 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
22°C71°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2315 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
84%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
3.7Poor6 am1610
3.8Poor7 am1610
3.8Poor8 am1711
3.8Poor9 am2012
3.8Poor10 am159
3.1Poor11 am75
3.6Poor12 pm117
4.7Fair1 pm138
4.4FairNow1912
4.2Fair3 pm2113
4.3Fair4 pm2214
4.4Fair5 pm2213
Sat
4.5Fair6 am1710
4.5Fair7 am1912
4.2Fair8 am1912
3.9Poor9 am1811
3.7Poor10 am1912
3.5Poor11 am2314
3.7Poor12 pm2012
3.0Poor1 pm1711
3.6Poor2 pm2214
3.5Poor3 pm2314
3.4Poor4 pm2415
3.3Poor5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 m. High at 6 am, 1.3 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.7 mHigh 6 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 1 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 1 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.

  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 50%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 5 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
720 m0.4 miReserve Esplanade at Wellington Point Jetty
Nearest town
7.9 km4.9 miCleveland (town)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miDunwich Airport (SRR)

Nearby places

  • Oxley's On The Bay Ice CreameryIce cream
    710 m0.4 mi
  • Oxley's On The BayFood and drink
    710 m0.4 mi

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

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