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Picnic Beach

South Australia, Australia

No photo of Picnic Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:46 pm
7 am
6.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great

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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
7:46 pm
Today
6.5Good7 am2013
5.5Good8 am1710
5.8Good9 am1510
5.8Good10 am1610
6.5Good11 am149
5.9Good12 pm149
6.8Good1 pm138
8.1Great2 pm1610
8.2Great3 pm1912
8.1Great4 pm2013
7.9Great5 pm2113
7.7Great6 pm2214
7.4Great7 pm2214
Sat
5.0Fair7 am2415
5.6Good8 am2616
5.2Fair9 am2314
5.3Fair10 am2113
4.9Fair11 am127
5.9Good12 pm138
5.1Fair1 pm149
4.8Fair2 pm2415
3.8Poor3 pm3018
1.8Poor4 pm3321
2.8Poor5 pm3623
2.5Poor6 pm3723
2.3Poor7 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 pm, -0.3 m. High at 1 am, 0.5 m. Low at 7 am, -0.3 m. High at 1 pm, 0.4 mLow 6 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 7 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am
  • Low 6 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 1 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 29%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 59%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest town
7.5 km4.7 miPort Lincoln (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miPort Lincoln Airport (PLO)

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

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