Check the Beach

The Strand

Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

No photo of The Strand yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
6 am
5.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
Now
5.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.6
19 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
25°C77°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph N
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
49%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am1912
5.4Fair7 am2012
5.5Good8 am1912
6.0Good9 am1912
6.2Good10 am1811
5.9Good11 am1811
5.6Good12 pm1811
5.8Good1 pm1811
5.4Fair2 pm1912
5.6Good3 pm1811
5.5Good4 pm2013
5.7GoodNow1912
5.6Good6 pm1911
Sat
4.3Fair6 am138
4.4Fair7 am149
4.1Fair8 am1610
4.4Fair9 am1510
4.4Fair10 am1610
4.3Fair11 am1710
4.3Fair12 pm1610
4.1Fair1 pm2113
4.5Fair2 pm2113
4.8Fair3 pm2113
5.2Fair4 pm2113
5.8Good5 pm2113
6.1Good6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.8 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, 1.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mHigh 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 90 m300 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms80 m280 ft away
  • Showers50 m170 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking21 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m530 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink34 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
70 m240 ft
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miTownsville (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miRAAF Base Townsville (TSV)

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

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