Check the Beach

Smalleys Beach

Mackay Regional, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
6 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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
24°C75°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
138 km/hmph N
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
4.5Fair6 am85
4.2Fair7 am138
4.5Fair8 am117
4.6Fair9 am138
4.6Fair10 am138
4.4Fair11 am149
4.3Fair12 pm159
4.1Fair1 pm1610
4.2Fair2 pm149
3.6Poor3 pm159
4.2Fair4 pm128
4.2FairNow138
4.2Fair6 pm128
Sat
4.3Fair6 am117
4.3Fair7 am148
4.3Fair8 am159
4.2Fair9 am1710
4.0Fair10 am1811
3.9Poor11 am1811
3.9Poor12 pm1912
3.6Poor1 pm2113
3.6Poor2 pm2113
3.6Poor3 pm2013
4.1Fair4 pm1710
4.3Fair5 pm1811
5.3Fair6 pm1510
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 2.4 m. Low at 3 am, -1.7 m. High at 9 am, 2.5 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.4 mHigh 8 pm, 2.4 m8 ftLow 3 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 9 am, 2.5 m8 ftLow 3 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 8 pm, 2.4 m8 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 9 am, 2.5 m8 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.4 m5 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.

  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 38%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 47%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m640 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miBall Bay (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miBrampton Island Airport (BMP)

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

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