Check the Beach

The Wreck Beach

Shire of Wellington, Victoria, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:36 pm
7 am
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph E
Gusts
3320 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:36 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am117
7.7Great8 am106
8.3Great9 am96
8.9Excellent10 am85
9.0Excellent11 am74
9.0Excellent12 pm74
8.6Excellent1 pm64
8.7Excellent2 pm64
8.6Excellent3 pm138
8.3Great4 pm1610
8.2GreatNow1610
8.1Great6 pm149
8.4Great7 pm106
Sat
7.6Great7 am64
7.8Great8 am85
7.6Great9 am95
7.9Great10 am106
7.3Great11 am138
7.2Great12 pm149
6.7Good1 pm1610
5.9Good2 pm1610
5.0Fair3 pm128
3.6Poor4 pm138
2.4Poor5 pm127
2.4Poor6 pm106
2.4Poor7 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 1 am, -0.4 m. High at 8 am, 0.5 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 mHigh 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 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

  • Restrooms470 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m840 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
6.5 km4 miGolden Beach (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miWest Sale Airport (SXE)

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.

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 42%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 9%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%