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Wungu Beach

Cairns Regional, Queensland, Australia

Wungu Beach 1 photo

  • Wungu Beach/Oombunchi Beach towards Deeral, towards Bellanden Ker mountain. Yarrabah indigenous community, north Queensland, Australia

    Wungu Beach/Oombunchi Beach towards Deeral, towards Bellanden Ker mountain. Yarrabah indigenous community, north Queensland, Australia. Q8682, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
6 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
5.3Fair6 am53
4.6Fair7 am43
5.1Fair8 am43
5.8Good9 am63
6.6Good10 am53
7.0Great11 am64
7.0Great12 pm128
6.9Good1 pm159
7.9Great2 pm138
8.1Great3 pm138
7.9GreatNow138
7.3Great5 pm138
7.4Great6 pm106
Sat
4.9Fair6 am21
4.9Fair7 am32
5.3Fair8 am32
5.9Good9 am53
6.2Good10 am74
7.5Great11 am106
8.1Great12 pm138
8.4Great1 pm159
8.2Great2 pm159
8.9Excellent3 pm159
8.9Excellent4 pm149
8.9Excellent5 pm149
8.8Excellent6 pm106
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 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
20 km12 miCairns Airport (CNS)

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 Wungu Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 67%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 24%