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Welcome Beach

Cairns Regional, Queensland, Australia

Welcome Beach 5 photos

  • Eretmochelys imbricata 496632687

    Eretmochelys imbricata 496632687. Thomas Wilson, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Eretmochelys imbricata 496632678

    Eretmochelys imbricata 496632678. Thomas Wilson, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Fitzroy Island concrete pathway

    Fitzroy Island concrete pathway. FlorianCassayre, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fitzroy Island 2004 - panoramio (7)

    Fitzroy Island 2004 - panoramio (7). ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Fitzroy Island 2004 - panoramio

    Fitzroy Island 2004 - panoramio. ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
6 am
7.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
8 very high
Tide
rising
Rain
14%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
7.2Great6 am95
6.1Good7 am74
6.3Good8 am74
6.5Good9 am95
6.9Good10 am64
6.9Good11 am53
7.0Great12 pm117
7.2Great1 pm128
7.0GreatNow117
7.7Great3 pm117
7.4Great4 pm159
6.7Good5 pm1610
7.2Great6 pm138
Sat
5.2Fair6 am21
5.0Fair7 am32
5.1Fair8 am42
6.0Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am85
7.4Great11 am117
8.3Great12 pm149
8.5Excellent1 pm1610
8.5Excellent2 pm1610
8.8Excellent3 pm1710
8.3Great4 pm1510
8.6Excellent5 pm1610
8.5Excellent6 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.4 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.1 mHigh 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m4 ftLow 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m240 ft away
  • Showers70 m240 ft away
  • Drinking water60 m180 ft away
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 280 m910 ft

Getting there

Nearest airport
26 km16 miCairns Airport (CNS)

Nearby places

  • Foxy's Bar & GrillFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Welcome Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 67%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 28%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 23%