Check the Beach

Western River Cove

Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia

Western River Cove 1 photo

  • Footbridge at Western River Cove, Kangaroo Island, South Australia named for the then Federal Minister of Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, August 2011

    Footbridge at Western River Cove, Kangaroo Island, South Australia named for the then Federal Minister of Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, August 2011. pru_mitchell, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm
6 am
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.1
15 km/h10 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
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
—
Tide
falling
Rain
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Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am85
5.7Good7 am127
4.5Fair8 am159
4.1Fair9 am1510
4.2Fair10 am138
4.4Fair11 am127
4.6Fair12 pm127
4.8Fair1 pm138
4.9Fair2 pm127
5.6Good3 pm117
6.9Good4 pm95
7.0Great5 pm106
6.7Good6 pm148
6.1Good7 pm1510
Sat
3.7Poor6 am149
3.7Poor7 am1610
3.4Poor8 am1811
4.2Fair9 am1811
4.1Fair10 am1610
4.2Fair11 am138
3.4Poor12 pm32
4.1Fair1 pm64
4.0Fair2 pm75
3.6Poor3 pm53
1.8Poor4 pm2616
1.0Poor5 pm2817
1.4Poor6 pm2717
1.3Poor7 pm2817
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, 0.3 m. Low at 7 am, -0.1 m. High at 1 pm, 0.2 mLow 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am
  • Low 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 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.

  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 29%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 62%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 33%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m960 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m880 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables310 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
50 km31 miKingscote Airport (KGC)

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

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