Check the Beach

Shark Bay (North)

Whitsunday Regional, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:13 pm
6 am
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
Now
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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
25°C77°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
29%
Sunset
6:13 pm
Today
4.8Fair6 am117
4.4Fair7 am1610
4.3Fair8 am1710
4.5Fair9 am1711
4.6Fair10 am1711
4.5Fair11 am1711
4.3Fair12 pm1912
4.7Fair1 pm2213
4.9Fair2 pm2113
5.6Good3 pm2013
6.1GoodNow2113
6.7Good5 pm2113
7.8Great6 pm1811
Sat
4.9Fair6 am1711
5.1Fair7 am1710
4.9Fair8 am1912
4.9Fair9 am2012
4.9Fair10 am1912
4.8Fair11 am1912
4.5Fair12 pm2013
4.5Fair1 pm2315
5.0Fair2 pm2214
5.2Fair3 pm2314
5.8Good4 pm2214
6.2Good5 pm2113
6.9Good6 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, -0.7 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mHigh 7 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 7 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 1 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.

  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 28%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
48 km30 miAyr Airport (AYR)

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