Check the Beach

West Bay

Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia

West Bay 2 photos

  • Myrtaceae

    Myrtaceae. John Jennings from Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Calytrix smeatoniana

    Calytrix smeatoniana. Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:46 pm
7 am
2.5
19 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
8 am
1.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
19 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near West Bay.

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Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Tue, so a beachfront room still pays off.

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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
—
UV
—
Tide
rising
Rain
—
Sunset
7:46 pm
Today
2.5Poor7 am1911
1.0Poor8 am2314
2.5Poor9 am1912
2.4Poor10 am2113
2.8Poor11 am1912
3.2Poor12 pm1811
4.6Fair1 pm1811
5.4Fair2 pm1911
5.3Fair3 pm2012
5.3Fair4 pm1912
5.2Fair5 pm2012
5.2Fair6 pm2012
5.0Fair7 pm1811
Sat
3.1Poor7 am1711
2.9Poor8 am2314
3.2Poor9 am1912
3.7Poor10 am53
3.7Poor11 am1610
3.5Poor12 pm149
2.9Poor1 pm2314
2.1Poor2 pm2918
1.9Poor3 pm3019
1.4Poor4 pm3622
1.2Poor5 pm3119
1.2Poor6 pm3018
1.1Poor7 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 11 am, 0.2 mHigh 11 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 11 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.2 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.

  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 16%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
90 km56 miKingscote Airport (KGC)

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

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