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Western Beach

City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia

No photo of Western Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:48 pm
7 am
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
Now
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Western Beach right now.

7.3Great

Grand Scenic 11 km7.1 mi east

Scores 7.3 right now, 1.1 points above Western Beach.

See Grand Scenic 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
29°C83°F
Water
20°C68°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4327 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
49%
Sunset
7:48 pm
Today
7.7Great7 am1912
7.8Great8 am159
8.5Excellent9 am159
8.1Great10 am1912
6.9Good11 am2012
7.5Great12 pm1912
8.1Great1 pm1912
7.8Great2 pm2012
7.4Great3 pm2012
6.8Good4 pm1912
6.2Good5 pm1811
5.0FairNow1610
4.2Fair7 pm138
Sat
2.3Poor7 am32
3.3Poor8 am74
3.5Poor9 am74
3.6Poor10 am85
3.8Poor11 am95
3.8Poor12 pm85
3.8Poor1 pm75
3.8Poor2 pm95
3.6Poor3 pm117
3.6Poor4 pm117
3.6Poor5 pm106
2.4Poor6 pm96
3.2Poor7 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.2 m. High at 9 am, 0.5 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.2 mHigh 8 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 8 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.2 m<1 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.

  • Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 33%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Drinking water360 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink65 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables190 m640 ft away
  • Playground160 m520 ft awayStradling Reserve

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m360 ftMercer St/The Esplanade South
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miGeelong (city)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miAvalon Airport (AVV)

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

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