Check the Beach

Second Beach

Cairns Regional, Queensland, Australia

Second Beach 3 photos

  • View of Second Beach on the Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018

    View of Second Beach on the Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • View of Second Beach on the Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018

    View of Second Beach on the Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Second Beach, on Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018

    Second Beach, on Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
6 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

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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°C81°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
76%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
5.3Fair6 am42
4.6Fair7 am42
4.7Fair8 am32
4.9Fair9 am42
5.1Fair10 am43
5.0Fair11 am74
4.6Fair12 pm138
4.4Fair1 pm149
4.7Fair2 pm138
5.3FairNow117
5.2Fair4 pm117
5.5Good5 pm127
6.1Good6 pm95
Sat
5.8Good6 am21
5.5Good7 am43
5.2Fair8 am32
4.9Fair9 am64
4.4Fair10 am85
4.4Fair11 am106
4.5Fair12 pm117
4.5Fair1 pm149
4.6Fair2 pm138
4.7Fair3 pm149
4.9Fair4 pm138
5.3Fair5 pm138
6.0Good6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.4 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.1 mHigh 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.1 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.

  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 89%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 66%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 77%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 31%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m910 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp270 m880 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.3 miCairns (city)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miCairns Airport (CNS)

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

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