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Picnic Bay

Shire of South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

Picnic Bay 1 photo

  • Picnic Bay - Wilsons Promontory

    Picnic Bay - Wilsons Promontory. Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 7:42 pm
7 am
3.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Picnic Bay right now.

7.9Great

Squeaky Beach 1.4 km0.9 mi south-east

Scores 7.9 right now, 1.3 points above Picnic Bay.

See Squeaky Beach today
7.9Great

Norman Beach 3.1 km1.9 mi south-east

Scores 7.9 right now, 1.3 points above Picnic Bay.

See Norman Beach today

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
18°C65°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
149 km/hmph W
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
24%
Sunset
7:42 pm
Today
6.5Good7 am2113
6.6Good8 am2113
6.7Good9 am2113
6.2Good10 am2012
7.0Great11 am1912
7.2Great12 pm1811
6.9Good1 pm1811
7.0Great2 pm1811
7.3Great3 pm1711
7.7Great4 pm1711
7.7Great5 pm1510
7.2Great6 pm1811
6.6Good7 pm1912
Sat
3.2Poor7 am138
3.3Poor8 am127
3.5Poor9 am117
3.5Poor10 am95
3.3Poor11 am75
3.3Poor12 pm64
3.2Poor1 pm85
3.2Poor2 pm117
3.1Poor3 pm117
2.9Poor4 pm117
2.7Poor5 pm138
2.5Poor6 pm1610
2.1Poor7 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.5 m. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 mLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 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.

  • Sun2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 49%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
91 km57 miLatrobe Valley Airport (TGN)

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

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