Check the Beach

The Desert

City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The Desert 3 photos

  • The desert on Moreton Island

    The desert on Moreton Island. The hungry pandabear, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Pied Cormorants

    Pied Cormorants. Willsjon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Tangalooma Wrecks, Moreton Island

    Tangalooma Wrecks, Moreton Island. Ishara Udawela, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:58 pm
6 am
3.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
7 am
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.4
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
25 km/h16 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
22°C71°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
2315 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
71%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
3.7Poor6 am2214
4.2Fair7 am1912
4.0Fair8 am1711
3.0Poor9 am149
4.0Fair10 am1711
3.8Poor11 am2013
4.1Fair12 pm1710
4.0Fair1 pm2113
4.2Fair2 pm2314
4.4FairNow2315
4.7Fair4 pm2415
4.9Fair5 pm2516
Sat
4.1Fair6 am1912
3.9Poor7 am2214
3.9Poor8 am2113
3.6Poor9 am2314
3.3Poor10 am2817
3.3Poor11 am2516
3.5Poor12 pm2012
3.4Poor1 pm2314
3.4Poor2 pm2314
3.3Poor3 pm2616
3.3Poor4 pm2616
3.3Poor5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 m. High at 6 am, 1.2 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 mHigh 6 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 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.

  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 32%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 32%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 5 am to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 38%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 37%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
6 km4 miTangalooma Airport (TAN)

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

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