Check the Beach

Picnic Beach

Shire of Wellington, Victoria, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:39 pm
7 am
8.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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
21°C69°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
159 km/hmph E
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:39 pm
Today
8.1Great7 am159
8.2Great8 am149
8.5Excellent9 am138
8.9Excellent10 am128
9.1Excellent11 am95
9.3Excellent12 pm10
8.0Great1 pm127
7.6Great2 pm1811
7.0Great3 pm1811
7.3Great4 pm1610
8.1Great5 pm1710
8.4GreatNow159
8.3Great7 pm149
Sat
5.6Good7 am128
5.8Good8 am138
4.7Fair9 am117
4.5Fair10 am117
4.6Fair11 am106
4.2Fair12 pm106
3.4Poor1 pm138
3.7Poor2 pm1610
3.7Poor3 pm127
2.4Poor4 pm117
3.5Poor5 pm138
3.3Poor6 pm159
3.1Poor7 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 0.6 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 mHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 3 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.3 km3.3 miPort Albert (village)
Nearest airport
59 km37 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.

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 81%
  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 15%