Check the Beach

Butterfish Bay

Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia

No photo of Butterfish Bay yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
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UV
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Tide
falling
Rain
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Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
6.5Good7 am138
5.0Fair8 am127
4.9Fair9 am149
5.0Fair10 am127
5.1Fair11 am106
6.4Good12 pm127
6.0Good1 pm138
7.3Great2 pm128
7.6Great3 pm117
7.1Great4 pm127
6.6Good5 pm117
7.2Great6 pm117
7.2Great7 pm95
Sat
4.7Fair6 am138
4.3Fair7 am159
5.3Fair8 am1912
4.5Fair9 am2113
4.0Fair10 am2214
4.8Fair11 am2113
5.9Good12 pm1610
5.6Good1 pm138
4.8Fair2 pm1811
4.8Fair3 pm159
3.8Poor4 pm159
2.0Poor5 pm149
1.2Poor6 pm2314
2.1Poor7 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.1 m. High at 1 am, 0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.2 m. High at 1 pm, 0.3 mLow 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am
  • Low 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 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.

  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 37%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 16%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest town
8.7 km5.4 miMarion Bay (village)
Nearest airport
55 km34 miYorketown Airport (ORR)

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

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