Check the Beach

Sandpiper Beach

Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Sandpiper Beach 2 photos

  • Sunrise over North Stradbroke Island

    Sunrise over North Stradbroke Island. Jan elston, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bushfires on North Stradbroke Island

    Bushfires on North Stradbroke Island. Jan elston, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
6 am
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
3.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Sandpiper Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C72°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
80%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
4.0Fair6 am117
4.0Fair7 am138
3.9Poor8 am148
3.9Poor9 am1710
3.9Poor10 am149
4.1Fair11 am159
4.2Fair12 pm149
4.5Fair1 pm127
4.5Fair2 pm1610
4.5Fair3 pm1811
4.6FairNow1710
4.9Fair5 pm149
Sat
4.4Fair6 am1610
4.6Fair7 am117
3.8Poor8 am128
4.2Fair9 am117
3.8Poor10 am1711
3.8Poor11 am159
3.9Poor12 pm1610
3.9Poor1 pm1811
3.8Poor2 pm1811
3.9Poor3 pm149
3.6Poor4 pm1912
3.5Poor5 pm1912
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 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 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.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 5 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 50%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m970 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
850 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
460 m0.3 miMacleay Island (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miDunwich Airport (SRR)

Nearby places

  • Macleay Island TakeawayFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi

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

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