Check the Beach

Sunshine Beach

Queensland, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 5:58 pm
6 am
3.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

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
22°C71°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
96%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
3.3Poor6 am1711
3.3Poor7 am1711
3.4Poor8 am1610
3.4Poor9 am159
3.3Poor10 am1711
3.2Poor11 am1711
3.0Poor12 pm2314
3.0Poor1 pm2616
2.9Poor2 pm2717
3.0Poor3 pm2516
3.0Poor4 pm2918
3.1PoorNow2515
Sat
4.9Fair6 am2113
4.6Fair7 am2113
3.9Poor8 am2516
3.1Poor9 am2314
3.1Poor10 am2315
3.0Poor11 am2314
3.1Poor12 pm2113
2.9Poor1 pm2415
2.9Poor2 pm2516
2.5Poor3 pm2515
2.7Poor4 pm2415
3.0Poor5 pm2516
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.5 m. High at 6 am, 0.9 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.3 mLow 12 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 48%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 21%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m590 ftDavid Low Way at Castaways Beach
Nearest town
770 m0.5 miCastaways Beach (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miNoosa Airport (NSV)

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

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