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Toolakea Beach

Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:17 pm
6 am
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Toolakea Beach right now.

6.3Good

Shelly Beach 18 km11 mi east

Scores 6.3 right now, 2.0 points above Toolakea Beach.

See Shelly Beach today
6.3Good

Shelly Cove 21 km13 mi east

Scores 6.3 right now, 2.0 points above Toolakea Beach.

See Shelly Cove today

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
26°C79°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph N
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
83%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
5.6Good6 am159
5.3Fair7 am1610
5.2Fair8 am1711
5.1Fair9 am159
5.0Fair10 am1610
4.5Fair11 am159
4.2Fair12 pm1811
4.1Fair1 pm1811
4.1Fair2 pm1811
4.2Fair3 pm1912
4.3Fair4 pm1912
4.5FairNow1811
4.8Fair6 pm159
Sat
5.1Fair6 am117
5.2Fair7 am138
5.3Fair8 am149
4.8Fair9 am159
4.3Fair10 am1711
4.2Fair11 am1710
3.9Poor12 pm1811
4.1Fair1 pm1711
3.9Poor2 pm2113
4.0Fair3 pm2012
4.0Fair4 pm1912
4.3Fair5 pm1811
4.7Fair6 pm159
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, -0.7 m. High at 7 am, 1.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mHigh 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ftLow 1 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 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.

  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 56%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 33%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
22 km14 miRAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport (TSV)

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

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