West Point
Townsville City, Queensland, Australia
No photo of West Point yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.0
23 km/h14 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°C80°F
- Wind
- 2415 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 3321 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 2 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 24%
- Sunset
- 6:16 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
- Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 11%
- Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 18%
- Wed7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 32%
- Thu8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 26%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m110 ft. Fee not listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 7.6 km4.7 miNelly Bay (village)
- Nearest airport
- 13 km8 miRAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport (TSV)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Liver Point2.1 km1.3 mi north-east away6.3 Good
- Shelly Cove6.0 km3.7 mi south away6.3 Good
- Pallarenda Beach6.5 km4.1 mi south away6.3 Good
- Shelly Beach6.7 km4.1 mi south-west away6.3 Good
- Cleveland Bay7.6 km4.7 mi south away5.5 Good