Check the Beach

Eight Mile Creek Beach

The Corporation of the City of Whyalla, South Australia, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:38 pm
7 am
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.3
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.5
20 km/h12 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
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Water
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Wind
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Gusts
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Waves
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UV
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Tide
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Rain
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Sunset
7:38 pm
Today
8.7Excellent7 am106
6.9Good8 am106
6.9Good9 am95
6.9Good10 am85
6.4Good11 am127
4.6Fair12 pm2415
5.0Fair1 pm2113
5.7Good2 pm1711
5.3Fair3 pm2515
5.8Good4 pm2415
5.9Good5 pm2314
6.9Good6 pm2113
6.5Good7 pm2012
Sat
4.1Fair6 am1610
3.8Poor7 am2012
4.1Fair8 am1912
4.3Fair9 am1912
4.9Fair10 am149
4.9Fair11 am106
5.2Fair12 pm74
5.6Good1 pm85
6.5Good2 pm95
6.4Good3 pm53
7.2Great4 pm75
6.4Good5 pm127
3.3Poor6 pm3321
2.0Poor7 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 11 pm, -0.4 m. High at 6 am, 1.0 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.4 mLow 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.4 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.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 13%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 15%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.8 km5.5 miWhyalla (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miWhyalla Airport (WYA)

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

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