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Windmill Beach

The District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:42 pm
7 am
6.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
10 am
5.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
7.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

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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
7:42 pm
Today
6.6Good7 am95
7.8Great8 am1710
7.0Great9 am2013
5.4Fair10 am2013
5.6Good11 am1912
5.3Fair12 pm2213
5.3Fair1 pm2214
5.4Fair2 pm2113
7.1Great3 pm2012
6.9Good4 pm2213
7.5Great5 pm2013
7.2Great6 pm2314
6.7Good7 pm2113
Sat
3.7Poor7 am2214
3.4Poor8 am2314
3.5Poor9 am1811
3.8Poor10 am128
4.0Fair11 am85
3.8Poor12 pm85
4.9Fair1 pm149
4.8Fair2 pm159
5.6Good3 pm1912
4.2Fair4 pm2818
3.2Poor5 pm3622
1.8Poor6 pm3522
1.6Poor7 pm3522
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 pm, -0.3 m. High at 2 am, 0.7 m. Low at 9 am, -0.3 m. High at 2 pm, 0.6 mLow 8 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 9 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm
  • Low 8 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.6 m2 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.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 28%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.5 km3.4 miPort Gibbon (village)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miCowell Airport (CCW)

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

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