Saunders Beach
Townsville City, Queensland, Australia
No photo of Saunders Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:17 pm5.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.6
19 km/h12 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
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 27°C81°F
- Wind
- 2213 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 3019 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 2 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 49%
- Sunset
- 6:17 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
- Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 71%
- Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
- Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 29%
- Wed7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 51%
- Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 16%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 690 m0.4 mi
- Nearest town
- 9.6 km6 miBlack River (village)
- Nearest airport
- 19 km12 miRAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport (TSV)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Toolakea Beach3.7 km2.3 mi north-west away4.3 Fair
- Bushland Beach7.9 km4.9 mi south-east away5.5 Good
- Christmas Creek11 km6.7 mi north-west away4.3 Fair
- Shelly Beach14 km8.8 mi east away6.3 Good
- Toomulla Beach17 km10 mi north-west away4.5 Fair