Check the Beach

Shelly Cove

Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:17 pm
6 am
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
26°C78°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph N
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
33%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
5.1Fair6 am2214
5.3Fair7 am2314
5.7Good8 am2214
5.8Good9 am2113
5.7Good10 am127
6.0Good11 am159
6.1Good12 pm1912
6.1Good1 pm1610
5.8Good2 pm2214
5.5Good3 pm2415
5.5Good4 pm2113
5.3Fair5 pm2214
6.0Good6 pm2012
Sat
4.4Fair6 am149
4.2Fair7 am1510
4.1Fair8 am1912
4.1Fair9 am2213
4.3Fair10 am2013
4.3Fair11 am2012
4.0Fair12 pm2012
4.3Fair1 pm2012
4.4Fair2 pm2013
4.8Fair3 pm2012
5.3Fair4 pm2013
5.6Good5 pm2214
6.4Good6 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, 1.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 1.7 mLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.7 m6 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.7 m6 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.

  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 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 town
9.1 km5.7 miNelly Bay (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miRAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport (TSV)

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