Check the Beach

Franklin Bank

Victoria, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
Now
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
7 pm
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NE
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
8.2Great7 am1610
8.5Excellent8 am1610
8.9Excellent9 am1710
8.8Excellent10 am1811
8.7Excellent11 am1912
8.3Great12 pm1811
8.2Great1 pm1610
8.3Great2 pm138
8.8Excellent3 pm127
8.1Great4 pm85
8.3Great5 pm42
8.9ExcellentNow53
9.0Excellent7 pm85
Sat
5.0Fair7 am138
5.4Fair8 am106
5.1Fair9 am95
5.2Fair10 am64
4.6Fair11 am11
4.4Fair12 pm53
4.2Fair1 pm106
3.9Poor2 pm127
3.7Poor3 pm117
3.5Poor4 pm138
3.2Poor5 pm149
2.8Poor6 pm1811
2.7Poor7 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.5 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.3 mHigh 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 3 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
8.2 km5.1 miPort Welshpool (town)
Nearest airport
61 km38 miLatrobe Valley Airport (TGN)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 85%
  • Sun2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 66%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 70%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 49%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 14%