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Turtle Beach

Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

No photo of Turtle Beach 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
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
Now
7.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.4
19 km/h12 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
26°C78°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph N
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
17%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am2013
5.5Good7 am2113
5.8Good8 am2113
7.2Great9 am2012
7.1Great10 am1912
7.5Great11 am2012
6.3Good12 pm2213
6.4Good1 pm2214
6.1Good2 pm2113
6.7Good3 pm2113
6.9Good4 pm2213
7.0GreatNow2113
6.4Good6 pm1912
Sat
4.7Fair6 am159
4.8Fair7 am1510
4.2Fair8 am1912
4.5Fair9 am1912
4.6Fair10 am1811
4.4Fair11 am1811
4.4Fair12 pm2012
4.3Fair1 pm2012
4.7Fair2 pm2214
5.5Good3 pm2415
5.9Good4 pm2314
6.6Good5 pm2214
6.8Good6 pm2113
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 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 21%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
30 km19 miRAAF Base Townsville (TSV)

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

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