Check the Beach

Sunset Beach

Whitsunday Regional, Queensland, Australia

Sunset Beach 4 photos

  • View from a Room - panoramio (1)

    View from a Room - panoramio (1). dnatheist, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Phan-tom - panoramio

    Phan-tom - panoramio. Pavan Lulla, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Trade Winds - panoramio

    Trade Winds - panoramio. Pavan Lulla, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Treasure Island - panoramio (1)

    Treasure Island - panoramio (1). Pavan Lulla, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
6 am
4.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

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°C76°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph N
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
85%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
4.5Fair6 am127
4.3Fair7 am138
4.5Fair8 am85
4.7Fair9 am106
4.7Fair10 am149
4.7Fair11 am1610
4.5Fair12 pm1811
4.4Fair1 pm2012
4.3Fair2 pm1912
4.2FairNow2012
4.5Fair4 pm1811
5.5Good5 pm1811
6.1Good6 pm1811
Sat
5.5Good6 am2012
5.4Fair7 am1912
4.6Fair8 am2012
4.5Fair9 am2113
4.4Fair10 am2113
4.1Fair11 am2214
4.2Fair12 pm2415
4.1Fair1 pm2314
4.0Fair2 pm2616
4.4Fair3 pm2314
4.4Fair4 pm2214
4.7Fair5 pm2113
5.7Good6 pm1911
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.8 m. Low at 2 am, -0.9 m. High at 8 am, 1.6 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.5 mHigh 8 pm, 1.8 m6 ftLow 2 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 8 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 2 pm, -0.5 m2 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 20%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 17%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 31%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 650 m0.4 mi
  • Playground100 m320 ft awayJungle Jumble
  • Boat ramp170 m570 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
10 km6.2 miAirlie Beach (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miWhitsunday Airstrip (WSY)

Nearby places

  • Lagoon BarFood and drink
    650 m0.4 mi
  • Waterfalls RestaurantFood and drink
    650 m0.4 mi
  • Splashes Pool BarFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi
  • Mermaids RestaurantFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi

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

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