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West Beach

Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

West Beach 1 photo

  • Sand dunes at Croajingolong NP - panoramio

    Sand dunes at Croajingolong NP - panoramio. claudio.cadosch, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:27 pm
7 am
6.3
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
4.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
4.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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

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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
24°C76°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5132 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
61%
Sunset
7:27 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am2515
6.9Good8 am2314
7.5Great9 am2113
8.4Great10 am1811
8.6Excellent11 am149
7.4Great12 pm106
7.5Great1 pm138
6.5Good2 pm1610
4.8Fair3 pm2214
3.8Poor4 pm2415
3.7Poor5 pm2314
4.3FairNow2213
5.4Fair7 pm2113
Sat
7.7Great7 am63
8.1Great8 am95
8.1Great9 am64
8.1Great10 am74
8.1Great11 am117
7.4Great12 pm117
8.3Great1 pm127
7.9Great2 pm128
7.7Great3 pm128
7.3Great4 pm149
7.7Great5 pm138
7.6Great6 pm117
7.0Great7 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.4 m. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 74%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 29%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
45 km28 miMallacoota Aerodrome (XMC)

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

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