Check the Beach

St Helens Beach

Mackay Regional, Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
6 am
4.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

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
24°C75°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
96%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
4.1Fair6 am96
4.2Fair7 am64
4.5Fair8 am74
5.0Fair9 am117
5.1Fair10 am138
4.9Fair11 am149
4.3Fair12 pm1610
4.1Fair1 pm1610
4.1Fair2 pm149
4.3Fair3 pm117
4.3Fair4 pm138
4.4FairNow117
4.3Fair6 pm117
Sat
4.8Fair6 am42
4.7Fair7 am74
4.7Fair8 am106
4.4Fair9 am159
4.3Fair10 am1610
4.2Fair11 am1811
4.2Fair12 pm1811
3.7Poor1 pm2213
3.7Poor2 pm2113
4.0Fair3 pm1912
4.1Fair4 pm1711
4.5Fair5 pm149
5.0Fair6 pm149
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 m4 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 m4 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 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
7.2 km4.5 miMurrinda (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miBrampton Island Airport (BMP)

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

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