Check the Beach

Wreck Beach

Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia

Wreck Beach 3 photos

  • Lecks Beach

    Lecks Beach. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Great Keppel Island

    Great Keppel Island. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • The View - Robbies track Great Keppel Island Qld

    The View - Robbies track Great Keppel Island Qld. Jhod7689, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
6 am
4.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.1
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
Now
5.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Wreck Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C75°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
11%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
4.6Fair6 am2013
4.7Fair7 am1510
5.0Fair8 am1610
6.1Good9 am1510
6.0Good10 am1610
5.8Good11 am2012
6.1Good12 pm2214
6.5Good1 pm2515
6.3Good2 pm2214
6.1Good3 pm2415
5.9Good4 pm2515
5.9GoodNow2516
6.0Good6 pm2516
Sat
4.8Fair6 am2012
4.7Fair7 am2012
4.4Fair8 am2315
4.4Fair9 am2113
4.3Fair10 am2214
4.1Fair11 am2515
4.0Fair12 pm2314
4.0Fair1 pm2516
4.5Fair2 pm2415
4.6Fair3 pm2516
4.7Fair4 pm2717
5.2Fair5 pm2616
5.5Good6 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 pm, 2.3 m. Low at 2 am, -1.6 m. High at 8 am, 2.3 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.4 mHigh 7 pm, 2.3 m7 ftLow 2 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 8 am, 2.3 m8 ftLow 2 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 7 pm, 2.3 m7 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 8 am, 2.3 m8 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.4 m5 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.

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 38%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 42%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
4 km2 miGreat Keppel Airport (GKL)

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

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